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9781633451766
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$22.00
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 1/20/2026
Paperback. 150 pages. "One of the towering figures of 20th-century art holds forth on his controversial life and career in a previously unpublished set of interviews. Over six sessions between September 1951 and November 1952, Marcel Duchamp sat down with collectors and gallerists Harriet and Sidney Janis for a wide-ranging conversation about his inspirations and working processes, and his many opinions on the workings of the modern art world and its histories. The Janises, owners of the influential Sidney Janis Gallery, were ardent supporters of modern art and close friends with Duchamp. Harriet, an accomplished author, led the interviews with an eye toward writing a monograph on Duchamp, though this was never realized. Now, this previously unknown chronicle is available for the first time through the efforts of Carroll Janis, Sidney and Harriet's son. Under Harriet's expert guidance, Duchamp holds forth on his artistic philosophies, his career, his friends, his rivals and his lifelong obsession with chess. He provides an inside look at some of his most famous works, from his controversial 'Readymades' to 'The Large Glass.' Contextualized with illustrations, annotations and an introduction by Carroll Janis, this publication is a rich treasure trove of information on one of the 20th century's most controversial, groundbreaking and larger-than-life artists. Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) dismantled the boundaries of what constitutes a work of art. Although he began his career as a painter, Duchamp was also a curator, conservator, art advisor, professional chess player, writer, inventor and celebrity. Following the completion of his conceptual masterpiece, 'The Large Glass' (1915-23), he abandoned traditional artmaking altogether. Today he is best known for his 'Readymades' -- ordinary objects such as a urinal or bicycle wheel, elevated to works of art -- which challenged traditional aesthetics and redefined authorship."
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CY 989LP
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2021 restock; last copies, reduced price. Song Cycle Records present a reissue of The Entire Musical Work Of Marcel Duchamp, originally released by Multhipla Records in 1976. The Entire Musical Work Of Marcel Duchamp is a collection of experimental pieces composed in 1913 by the legendary artist, and executed by Petr Kotik and the S.E.M. Ensemble in 1976. Employing chance operations and non-musical sounds, Marcel Duchamp's musical oeuvre predated some radical concepts developed forty years later by John Cage. Presented here on 180 gram vinyl.
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DWAB 001CD
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2019 repress forthcoming. Originally issued in 2000, this is the first release from this 20th century composer's label, based out of the Paula Cooper Gallery in NYC; performed by Petr Kotik's S.E.M. Ensemble, with John Cage on one piece. This CD was recorded in 1987 by S.E.M. (including Ben Neill on trumpet) and was originally released in 2000; the Ampersand version was recorded in 1976. Duchamp's often overlooked musical work was composed for the most part between 1912 and 1921. His method was based on chance and represented a radical departure from the way music was done at the time. The Entire Musical Work includes the artist's complete oeuvre, namely "Erratum Musical" (For Three Voices), "La Mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires même," "Erratum Musical" (in two different versions for player piano and chamber ensemble), and the conceptual piece "Sculpture Musicale" (with a special version performed by John Cage). The liner notes contain reproductions of Duchamp's handwritten scores, as well as photographs of the instrumental "apparatus" used to create the second version of "La Mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires même (a funnel, seven open top cars and six sets of balls)." Also included is a mesostic (a poem legible both horizontally and vertically) by John Cage.
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SR 057CD
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2012 repress of this mid-90s release. "The first CD devoted exclusively to Marcel Duchamp brings some 50 minutes of very rare documents, all of which are crucial not only to understand Duchamp's work but also to grasp the rebellious, unconventional, anticonformist spirit that has always been there, but in the Zürich of 1919 took the absurd name of Dada." Content: "The Creative Act" (a lecture in Houston, TX -- April 1957); "Some texts from a L'Infinitif" (1912-20; lecture read in 1967, shortly before his death); "Erratum Musical" (score drawn at random and played on pedal harmonium by Jean-Luc Fafchamps; the first aleotry composition, long before John Cage); "An Interview" (by Richard Hamilton, recorded in NY, 1959); "A Score For Three Voices" (a score for 3 voices, only score written by Duchamp for his 2 sisters).
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