{"product_id":"marcel-duchamp-in-perspective-paperback","title":"Marcel Duchamp in Perspective - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Masheck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest known for cheeky conceptual works--like his signed urinals (\"R. Mutt\") and his graffitioed Mona Lisa--Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) was also an extraordinary painter and sculptor (\u003ci\u003eNude Descending a Staircase\u003c\/i\u003e) who changed the language of twentieth-century art and reigns with Picasso and Matisse as one of its greatest influences. Joseph Masheck has compiled a sampler of the best writing on Duchamp, with pieces that include Duchamp's obituary from \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Jasper Johns; Octavio Paz on the ready-mades; a Duchamp post-mortem by Hans Richter; Donald Judd's investigation of Rrose SÃ(c)vy; a \"Counter-Avant-Garde\" by Clement Greenberg; a consideration by Guillaume Apollinaire; and John Cage's \"26 Statements on Marcel Duchamp.\" Illustrated with photographs of Duchamp's seminal pieces, and updated with a substantial preface that offers new scholarship as well as a fascinating consideration of why Duchamp's popularity has exponentially increased since this book first appeared, this is an essential volume for the Duchamp devotee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Masheck\u003c\/b\u003e has served as editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eArt in America\u003c\/i\u003e, and as a professor of art history at Barnard, Harvard, and Hofstra. An artist himself, and the author of many books (among them \u003ci\u003eVan Gogh 100, Building-Art\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eModernities\u003c\/i\u003e), he lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9.06 x 5.94 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694876987455,"sku":"9780306810572","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9de11f07cf3ab59fef71d301975d9719.webp?v=1765002254","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/marcel-duchamp-in-perspective-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}