ABC The Duchamp Dictionary /anglais - Couverture rigide

Girst, Thomas

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0500239177 ISBN 13 : 9780500239179

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) has entered mainstream culture as one of the founding fathers of modern art. Despite his popularity, books on Duchamp often shroud his work in theoretical and critical writing. Here, instead, is a book exploring the artist's life and work in a thoroughly new and engaging manner, with short, alphabetical dictionary entries written in lively, jargon- free prose that at last allow Duchamp's work and influence to be accessible and enjoyable for a wide audience. The book features more than 200 entries on the most interesting and important artworks, relationships, people and ideas in Duchamp's life, from chess, puns, the fourth dimension, love and genius, to the Bicycle Wheel and Fountain, Walter and Louise Arensberg, Peggy Guggenheim, Katherine S. Dreier and Arturo Schwarz. A contextual introduction shows how the dictionary form has been an inspiration to artists and writers from Flaubert to the Surrealists. Underpinned by the latest scholarship and research, Thomas Girsts texts show how, in the words of contemporary artist Thomas Hirschhorn, Duchamp was the most intelligent mind of his time.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

It's about time that a publication reveals the vastness of Duchamp's influence and thinking in the 20th and 21st centuries. I have absolute praise for Girst's achievement with this historic publication. --Jeff Koons

A diverting way of engaging with the avant garde of the last century. --The Guardian

Breaks through the academic barriers and impenetrable vocabulary of most of the writing on Duchamp and makes the artist as accessible as he deserves to be ... engaging and accessible. --ArtDaily.org

Explores Marcel Duchamp's contribution to modern art through a series of incisive, sometimes irreverent alphabetical entries. --Daily Telegraph

Stunning. --Another Magazine

Refreshingly lighthearted ... Like the artist, The Duchamp Dictionary succeeds because it does not take itself too seriously. --The Art Newspaper

Melds library-shelf sturdiness, practicality and readability with something close to 'gift-book' appeal ... Where the book seems an unqualified success is in Vandling's engagingly delicate page designs ... a guide to Duchamp unlike any other. It is good to see such a significant subject opened up imaginatively for a broader readership. --Eye Magazine

A lot of fun. --Art Book Review

A gateway into the sometime-impenetrable world of artist Marcel Duchamp ... beautifully designed by Therese Vandling and Luke Frost of Heretic ... stunning graphics and collages ... a lovingly compiled and terribly painstaking design, which is also effective as it's so easy to use. --Design Week

Explores the artist's life and work in a thoroughly new and engaging manner. --ArtUpdate.com

A riotous A-Z of Duchamp's secret life. --The Guardian

Almost everything you ever wanted to know about Marcel Duchamp and really shouldn't have been afraid to ask is here. --The Times

Easy-to-read and informative. --The Independent

Packs plenty into a couple of hundred pages ... surprisingly absorbing ... a fascinating melange of anecdote and quotation. --Art Review

Seeks to enlighten and entertain readers amid revelations on the depth of the man and his conceptual creations ... a remarkable reference tool fit for the unconventional thinker. --Coolhunting.com

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0500239177
• ISBN 13: 9780500239179
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224