Duchampian News & Views
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Man Ray: Avant-Garde Alchemist
September 11, 2008 "So, how does someone named Emmanuel Radnitzky end up with a stylish moniker such as 'Man Ray'? Well, his family surname was changed to 'Ray' in 1912 at the suggestion of Man Ray's brother. The family surname was changed as a reaction to the anti-Semitism that was rampant in Brooklyn, New York at the time. Emmanuel was called 'Manny"'for short and Emmanuel eventually shortened his nickname to 'Man' and added that to his new surname 'Ray' He would gradually begin to use his ne.. read more... -
Miller And The Matisses
September 11, 2008“Alexina Sattler (1906-1995) entered into the Matisse family through her marriage to Pierre Matisse [8]. The American-born artistnicknamed “teeny” because of her petite staturewent to Paris in 1921 to pursue her artistic vocation. She married Pierre in 1929…She divorced Pierre in 1949, and later married Marcel Duchamp in 1954, although she had originally met him in 1923.”
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Pompidou Centre apologizes for broken artwork
September 11, 2008“The Pompidou Centre had promised to take additional measures to prevent damage to artworks after two contemporary works from its Los Angeles: 1955-1985 exhibition were broken in September 2006.That incident followed an attack in January 2006 during which a man used a hammer to damage an upturned urinal called “Fontaine” (Fountain) by Marcel Duchamp.”
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Surrealist Manifesto’ comes up for auction in Paris
September 11, 2008"The only known complete copy of the "Surrealist Manifesto," the 21-page document that defined one of the great art movements of the 20th century, is to be auctioned in Paris…Penned by Andre Breton and published in 1924, it comes from the collection of the late Simone Collinet, his first wife, and is valued by Sotheby’s at 300,000 to 500,000 euros (468,500 to 780,800 dollars)…"
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Stephanie Delacey and Luis Drayton by Marcel Duchamp
September 11, 2008“Taken at the Duchamp/Picabia/Man Ray exhibition at the Tate Modern; 13/05/08. Photo: Stephanie Delacey…”
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The surreal thing: Man Ray’s Paris
September 11, 2008“As an art groupie, I’ve always been a fan of the great Surrealist artist Man Ray and wanted to immerse myself in the neighbourhoods where he lived, created his art and socialized with friends who were often the subject of his work…”
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Metropolitan Museum Announces Master Photographer Exhibit in June
September 11, 2008 "The exhibition concludes with the work of four artists who were significant in transforming photography into a modern visual language. The exhibition's photographs by Man Ray (1890–1976), for example, will capture the broad creative scope of his work in the 1920s and 1930s, including portraits of fellow artists Marcel Duchamp and Jean Cocteau; documentation of his own ephemeral sculptures; and photographs that reveal his dynamic experimentation with the plasticity of the m.. read more... -
Pasadena Part II: Norton Simon Museum
September 11, 2008 " ...We went to the Norton Simon Museum to see the Marcel Duchamp Redux exhibition... It was smaller than I expected but they had some good pieces on display. They had a set of four "rotoreliefs" that were best viewed in person. These were motor driven turntables that rotated an image to give the impression of a form in movement. I had seen the still images in books (such as the fish in a pond) but it was good to see them in motion." ... .. read more...