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Dalí/Duchamp

Dalí/Duchamp

William Jeffert
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Dalí/Duchamp takes a detailed look at the little-explored relationship between two of the 20th century’s most famous artists. The two might seem like polar opposites at first glance—Marcel Duchamp , the father of conceptual art who rejected painting in 1918, appears to have little in common with the showmanlike Salvador Dalí , the exceptional Surrealist painter of fantastical landscapes. But the two men were united by a unique combination of humor and skepticism that led both to challenge conventional views of art and life in their own respective ways.

Beyond their shared thematic concerns, the artists knew and respected each other. After meeting in the 1930s through mutual contacts within the Surrealist group, Duchamp and Dalí maintained a firm friendship over the following decades, spending time together in Paris, New York and Catalonia, where Duchamp purchased a summer house in Cadaqués, close to Dalí’s home in Port Lligat.

Throughout this volume, expert contributors explore themes common to both artists, chief among them eroticism and identity, and both men’s engagement with science, optics, religion and myth. Each section of the book is sumptuously illustrated with key pieces from both artists’ bodies of work and features previously unpublished photographs, letters and ephemera that testify to the enduring warmth of their friendship.

•The first publication to explore the friendship between Marcel Duchamp and Salvador Dalí, two of the most important artists of the twentieth century
•Featuring previously unpublished photographs, letters and ephemera, as well as Surrealist and conceptual paintings and sculptures by the two artists
•Accompanies a groundbreaking exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London
•Chapters by leading experts explore the friendship between the artists and the common themes that united them
Language
English
Pages
244
Format
Hardcover
Release
September 27, 2017
ISBN 13
9781910350478

Dalí/Duchamp

William Jeffert
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Dalí/Duchamp takes a detailed look at the little-explored relationship between two of the 20th century’s most famous artists. The two might seem like polar opposites at first glance—Marcel Duchamp , the father of conceptual art who rejected painting in 1918, appears to have little in common with the showmanlike Salvador Dalí , the exceptional Surrealist painter of fantastical landscapes. But the two men were united by a unique combination of humor and skepticism that led both to challenge conventional views of art and life in their own respective ways.

Beyond their shared thematic concerns, the artists knew and respected each other. After meeting in the 1930s through mutual contacts within the Surrealist group, Duchamp and Dalí maintained a firm friendship over the following decades, spending time together in Paris, New York and Catalonia, where Duchamp purchased a summer house in Cadaqués, close to Dalí’s home in Port Lligat.

Throughout this volume, expert contributors explore themes common to both artists, chief among them eroticism and identity, and both men’s engagement with science, optics, religion and myth. Each section of the book is sumptuously illustrated with key pieces from both artists’ bodies of work and features previously unpublished photographs, letters and ephemera that testify to the enduring warmth of their friendship.

•The first publication to explore the friendship between Marcel Duchamp and Salvador Dalí, two of the most important artists of the twentieth century
•Featuring previously unpublished photographs, letters and ephemera, as well as Surrealist and conceptual paintings and sculptures by the two artists
•Accompanies a groundbreaking exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London
•Chapters by leading experts explore the friendship between the artists and the common themes that united them
Language
English
Pages
244
Format
Hardcover
Release
September 27, 2017
ISBN 13
9781910350478

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