{"product_id":"duchamp-isms","title":"Duchamp-isms","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691274485\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade binding\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of provocative quotations from one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuchamp-isms\u003c\/i\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 \u003ci\u003eNude Descending a Staircase, No. 2\u003c\/i\u003e (1912) and \u003ci\u003eFountain\u003c\/i\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, \u003ci\u003eDuchamp-isms\u003c\/i\u003e offers rich insights into the mind of a true icon of modern art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe quotes in \u003ci\u003eDuchamp-isms\u003c\/i\u003e, drawn primarily from interviews, have been selected and introduced by Francis Naumann, a leading authority on Duchamp, and organised 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I have always had a horror of being a \"professional\" painter. The minute you become that, you are lost.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Humour and laughter not necessarily derogatory derision are my pet tools. This may come from my general philosophy of never taking the world too serious\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41859548250245,"sku":"PR432778","price":47.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TTG58BZK8UHA.jpg?v=1789100928","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/duchamp-isms","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}