{"product_id":"duchamp-9783836534321-b","title":"Duchamp","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Janis Mink\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taschen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Taschen\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Individual Artists - Monographs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45017802080407,"sku":"9783836534321","price":1360.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783836534321.webp?v=1767142115","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/duchamp-9783836534321-b","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}