Duchampian News & Views

Few Words, Many Pictures

Author : marcelduchamp_admin Marcel Duchamp, Untitled (Hand & Cigar), 1967. Lithograph. Image Source

While millions of words have been written about Marcel Duchamp, some of the most compelling demonstrations of admiration for his work are wordless or nearly so, letting the images speak for themselves in their own language. An Australian graphic artist recently put together just such a tribute with illustrations from the fairly rare 1991 Kyoto exhibition catalog Marcel Duchamp Graphics. Those who don’t read Japanese would have trouble following the word but all can respond to the pictures as they will. Simple, sincere.

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