{"product_id":"duchamp-isms","title":"Duchamp-isms","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"6185039435\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"8wirid-tqejca-bnfuii-b14zed\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDuchamp-isms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a selection of illuminating quotations from Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968), one of the most important figures in the history of modern art. A painter, sculptor, writer, and chess player, Duchamp changed the very definition of art with his “readymades”—everyday objects such as a bicycle wheel or bottle rack that he titled, signed, and presented as art. He provoked critics and the public with works such as the Cubist-Futurist painting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNude Descending a Staircase, No. 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1912) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFountain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1917), a readymade composed of a men’s urinal signed “R. Mutt.” Prizing the intellectual over the aesthetic, Duchamp inspired later movements like Minimalism, Conceptualism, and Pop Art. Delightful and witty, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDuchamp-isms\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoffers rich insights into the mind of a true icon of modern art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe quotes in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDuchamp-isms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, drawn primarily from interviews, have been selected and introduced by Francis Naumann, a leading authority on Duchamp, and organized in eight thematic sections: philosophies of art; painting; Dada and Surrealism; the readymades; chess; literary influences; commercialism in art; and philosophies of life and death. The book also features a brief chronology of Duchamp’s life and career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fulgur Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47827200868587,"sku":"9780691274485","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/1061\/files\/414qF-cEfaL._SL1500.jpg?v=1771450740","url":"https:\/\/store.hammer.ucla.edu\/products\/duchamp-isms","provider":"Hammer Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}