{"product_id":"duchamp-9783836534321","title":"Duchamp","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen is a urinal no longer a urinal? When \u003cstrong\u003eMarcel Duchamp\u003c\/strong\u003e (1887-1968) declared it to be art. The uproar that greeted the French artist's\u003cem\u003e Fountain\u003c\/em\u003e (1917), a porcelain urinal installed in a gallery, sent shock waves through the art world establishment that reverberate right through to today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This\u003cstrong\u003e essential introduction distills all the daring and the scandal of Duchamp's practice\u003c\/strong\u003e into one essential overview not only of a pioneering creative but also of a critical moment in Western culture. From his groundbreaking blend of abstraction, Cubism, and Futurism in \u003cem\u003eNude Descending a Staircase \u003c\/em\u003e(1912) to his forays into the now-iconic \u003cstrong\u003e\"readymades\"\u003c\/strong\u003e such as \u003cem\u003eBicycle Wheel\u003c\/em\u003e (1913) and \u003cem\u003eBottle Rack\u003c\/em\u003e (1914) we explore how Duchamp\u003cstrong\u003e consistently challenged the notion of what art is \u003c\/strong\u003eand, in so doing, opened up a world of conceptual possibilities beyond the \"retinal\" experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMink, Janis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Janis Mink studied art history at Smith College and gained her doctorate in Hamburg under Martin Warnke. She is presently a writer and curator.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50545381409042,"sku":"9783836534321","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c0360aaf-6964-42ee-b4bb-b162c3709bc0.jpg?v=1731546159","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/duchamp-9783836534321","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}