Brancusi & Duchamp: the art of dialogue

'Brancusi & Duchamp: The Art of Dialogue' explores the aesthetic dialogue between Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) and Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), two of the most inimitable artists of the 20th century. Brancusi and Duchamp struck up a friendship in the 1910s that endured for decades. T...

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Main Author: Franklin, Paul B. 1967- (Author, Editor)
Other Authors: Brâncuşi, Constantin 1876-1957 (Contributor), Duchamp, Marcel 1887-1968 (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Kasmin [2018]
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Summary:'Brancusi & Duchamp: The Art of Dialogue' explores the aesthetic dialogue between Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) and Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), two of the most inimitable artists of the 20th century. Brancusi and Duchamp struck up a friendship in the 1910s that endured for decades. This fully illustrated catalog by Paul B. Franklin presents a selection of 80 sculptures, objects, photographs, films and drawings from an international array of public and private collections, as well as a selection of rare archival documents. Highlights include one original Brancusi sculpture and four posthumous casts in polished bronze; numerous vintage photographic prints by the sculptor of some of his most iconic creations; several of Duchamp's readymades; and other works including his chess treatise 'Opposition and Sister Squares Are Reconciled' (1932), the cover of which he designed in collaboration with Brancusi. Exhibition: Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, USA (20.09.-22.12.2018)
Item Description:Catalog published on the occasion of the exhibition "Brancusi & Duchamp: the Art of Dialogue" at Kasmin, New York, NY, September 20-December 22, 2018
Physical Description:271 Seiten 32 cm
ISBN:9781947232006

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