Marcel Duchamp
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Uploaded by artpopulus on Jul 6, 2008
Marcel Duchamp (28 July 1887 -- 2 October 1968) was a French artist (he became an American citizen in 1955) whose work and ideas had considerable influence on the development of post-World War I Western art, and whose advice to modern art collectors helped shape the tastes of the Western art world.
While he is most often associated with Dada and Surrealism, his participation in Surrealism was largely behind the scenes, and after being involved in New York Dada, he barely participated in Paris Dada.
Thousands of books and articles attempt to interpret Duchamp's artwork and philosophy, but in interviews and his writing, Duchamp only added to the mystery. The interpretations interested him as creations of their own, and as reflections of the interpreter.
A playful man, Duchamp prodded thought about artistic processes and art marketing, not so much with words, but with actions such as dubbing a urinal "art" and naming it Fountain. He produced relatively few artworks as he quickly moved through the avant-garde rhythms of his time.
The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Duchamp
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So I have no background in art history...and this guys name just kept popping into my head over and over today....so nice to find familiar music on the first video I've seen about him. 5*
johnnyblackfoot73 1 year ago
sorry!
jsmithbab6 1 year ago
Obviously someone with no sense of humor.
himself801 1 year ago
his urinal works andd inverted cycle is bullshit.
jsmithbab6 2 years ago
Hey, did you know theres a retrospective of Nat Finkelsteins work (featuring Duchamp) from 20th Jan - 14th Feb at a gallery in London called IDEA GENERATION you should check it out! :-)
MsNatFan 2 years ago
placed into my playlist of Marcel Duchamp, thanks and 5*
meesterschilders 2 years ago
A great video!
Poesipaddan 2 years ago
At 4:00 he looks like Burroughs.
whizbang47 2 years ago