Duchampian News & Views

The Bell & The Glass

Author : marcelduchamp_admin Christian Marclay, Liberty Bell Image Source

Christian Marclay’s video tribute to the Liberty Bell and Marcel Duchamp’s Large Glass treats the one object like the musical instrument it was intended to be and the other as a species of musical score — that is, as the visual representation and record of sound.  While critics are mixed, the "Cagean-Duchampian" dimension of the work is clear.

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