{"product_id":"duchamp-isms-9780691274485","title":"Duchamp-Isms","description":"\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\u003c\/p\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\u003eoffers rich insights into the mind of a true icon of modern art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"I have always had a horror of being a 'professional' painter. The minute you become that, you are lost.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Humor and laughter--not necessarily derogatory derision--are my pet tools. This may come from my general philosophy of never taking the world too seriously--for fear of dying of boredom.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Art can never be adequately defined, because the translation of an aesthetic emotion into a verbal description is as inaccurate as your description of fear when you have been actually scared.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Art never saved the world. It cannot.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Warsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Isms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.40h x 4.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691274485","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45486690173065,"sku":"9780691274485","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_ea30d805-839a-4269-a3f8-558319c99d64.jpg?v=1775541446","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/duchamp-isms-9780691274485","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}