In this Book
- Playing with Earth and Sky: Astronomy, Geography, and the Art of Marcel Duchamp
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Dartmouth College Press
summary
Playing with Earth and Sky reveals the significance astronomy, geography, and aviation had for Marcel Duchamp—widely regarded as the most influential artist of the past fifty years. Duchamp transformed modern art by abandoning unique art objects in favor of experiences that could be both embodied and cerebral. This illuminating study offers new interpretations of Duchamp’s momentous works, from readymades to the early performance art of shaving a comet in his hair. It demonstrates how the immersive spaces and narrative environments of popular science, from museums to the modern planetarium, prepared paths for Duchamp’s nonretinal art. By situating Duchamp’s career within the transatlantic cultural contexts of Dadaism and Surrealism, this book enriches contemporary debates about the historical relationship between art and science.
This truly original study will appeal to a broad readership in art history and cultural studies.
This truly original study will appeal to a broad readership in art history and cultural studies.
Table of Contents
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- List of Color Plates
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xvii-xxii
- Note to the Reader
- pp. xxiii-xxvi
- Bibliography
- pp. 253-274
Additional Information
ISBN
9781611689587
Related ISBN(s)
9781611689563
MARC Record
OCLC
935676737
Pages
280
Launched on MUSE
2016-05-26
Language
English
Open Access
No