Book Review: Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Chess

July 9, 2009 Readymade Press, has recently released Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Chess to coincide with the concurrent exhibition at Saint Louis University Museum of Art, Marcel Duchamp: Chess Master. This is the first major study in the English language dedicated to further examining Duchamp's life and art as effected by his devout interest in chess. It was rumored in the early 1920s that Duchamp had willingly decided to quit making art and devote his life to playing chess. While Duchamp .. read more...

Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts: Western Art Collection

July 7, 2009 The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts is one of the most important museums of Asian modern arts. The museum was inaugurated in 1978 in Tehran and after 30 years, this museum’s treasures are being publicly exhibited for the second time. Four years ago, in the period of Khatami's presidency in Iran and in the last days of the so called "reforms period", the treasures were exhibited on the walls of 9 galleries for the first time. The treasures of Tehran Museum o.. read more...

The Waintrob Collection: Artists and Their Art

July 6, 2009 The Waintrob Collection, currently on view at Snug Harbor Cultural Center is an eclectic assemblage of artworks from a variety of twentieth century American and European artists. Brothers Sidney and Abraham Waintrob had longstanding social roots in the New York artworld, as a spare time hobby, they began photographing their artist friends, who began exchanging pieces of their art for the photographic portraits. This exhibition chronicles these bartered artworks to include.. read more...

Marcel Duchamp: Etant donnes August 15, 2009 – November 29, 2009

July 3, 2009 Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic assemblage Etant donnes: 1. La chute d'eau, 2. Le gaz d'eclairage (Given: 1. The Waterfall, 2. The Illuminating Gas) has been described by the artist Jasper Johns as "the strangest work of art in any museum." Permanently installed at the Museum since 1969, this three-dimensional environmental tableau offers an unforgettable and untranslatable experience to those who peer through the two small holes in the solid wooden door. Celebrating the.. read more...

Blainville-Crevon – Neuilly-sur-Seine

July 2, 2009 A critical view on a famous installation by Marcel Duchamp (Roue de bicyclette, 1913). Duchamp was born in Blainville-Crevon (Normandie) and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Paris). Hoschele constructed a bicycle with a camera in front and a second camera at the back. The front camera looked forwards, the back camera looked backwards. He traveled from Blainville-Crevon to Neuilly-sur-Seine, which is about 150 km. This trip took him two days. He documented the road, the weather, the.. read more...

Robert Whitman, Inside Out, 1987

July 1, 2009 Robert Whitman's piece "Inside Out" is based on Ulf Linde's Lecture on Marcel Duchamp. The piece was performed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1987. 1987 Robert Whitman "Inside Out" from Walter Patrick Smith, AIA on Vimeo... read more...

The Erotic Object: Surrealist Sculpture from the Collection

June 30, 2009 The Museum of Modern Art presents The Erotic Object: Surrealist Sculpture from the Collection, an exhibition showcasing 20 sculptures from the Museum'' collection, on view from June 24, 2009, through January 4, 2010. Works by 11 artists are shown, including Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Meret Oppenheim, and Man Ray. Drawing upon the strength of MoMA's collection, the exhibition includes a number of Surrealism’s most celebrated objects, including Dalí’s bread-an.. read more...

Marcel Duchamp: Face to Face Portrait Talk, June 25

June 25, 2009

Coinciding with the current exhibition Inventing Marcel Duchamp: Dynamics of Portraiture, curator Anne Goodyear will host a lecture tonight to further introduce and promote Duchamp’s significance in portraiture and his exploration of identity.

The lecture will be held at the Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, TONIGHT, June 25, 2009 at 6pm. Eighth and F streets NW. Free. 202-633-1000.

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Medals of Dishonour at the British Museum

June 24, 2009 Medals of Dishonour opens this Thursday at the British Museum. This exhibition is dedicated to displaying and preserving the history and tradition of the "darker side of medals." The exhibition is split into two parts: the first showcasing medals of dishonour from the 16th to 20th century displayed amongst prints and drawings. These medals, taken from the museum's collection, range from satirical and humorous subjects to political and somber themes. Among these work.. read more...