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Rizzoli Publications, 1997-10. Paperback. Good.

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paris, France: Pierre Terrail Editions, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Folded Card Covers. 11 7/8" x 9 1/2". 206 pages, more than 140 colour illustrations. Major monograph on this cult artist of the twentieth century. Bibliography..

Terrail, 1997 VG . softcover. light creasing to spine from reading. slight edgewear from shelf-life. no cuts or tears. clean crisp condition. no bumps or wear . no inscriptions. Some know Marcel Duchamp as a great chessplayer, In his lifetime, he was famous for his personal elegance and his profound indifference to money. He was also a key figure in the history of modern art, who astonished, disturbed and shocked his contemporaries with his unusual and often absurd works. With Fountain, he showed how the artist's will alone could elevate an industrial object -- a porcelain urinal -- to the status of a work of art, merely by signing it and exhibiting it in a gallery. In doing so, he brought about a crucial change in the practice of art, which culiminated in the second half of this century in the assertion of the primacy of the artist over the object. The only Duchamp's disciples had in common was their capacity for controversy. Yeet through them, he became the undisputed guru of the… Read More

Rizzoli Publications. Paperback. Like New. Rizzoli Publications. Paperback. Like New.

Paris: Editions Pierre Terrail, 1997. First Edition. . Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. 207pp Fully illustrated. Owner name inside front cover. Size: 30 x 24 Cms