Marcel Duchamp

A revealing account of an artist whose enduring obsession with chance and coincidence shaped both his life and work, "Marcel Duchamp "illuminates one of the most important and influential figures in all of modern art.a

Drawing on the artistOCOs own correspondence as well as interviews, Paris-based curator and art critic Caroline Cros explores the creative processes behind DuchampOCOs worksOCoincluding his famous anti-sculptures, the Readymades; the enigmatic "Grand Verre;" and the seductive, disturbing "Etant Donn(r)s"OCoas well as the often hostile reception he encountered in Paris and around the world.a

Cros also examines DuchampOCOs work after he abandoned his art at the age of thirty-six. Notoriously, Duchamp claimed that he would dedicate the remainder of his life to chess, but here we learn of his ongoing contributions to the art world, including his intense involvement in museums, foundations, and surrealist publications.a

With two major Dada exhibitions planned for 2006, at the National Galleryaof Art in Washington, D.C., aand the Museum of Modern Art in New York, "Marcel" "Duchamp "will be this yearOCOs ultimate guide to the master of the movment."