Marcel Duchamp, a French artist born on July 28, 1887, and died on October 2, 1968, was a pivotal figure in the history of modern art. He is known as one of the founders of Dadaism and his unique artistic vision and works have had a profound impact on contemporary art.
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“André Breton was a lover of love in a world who believes in prostitution.”
Source: The complete works of Marcel Duchamp
“I consider painting as a means of expression, not as a goal.”
Source: Duchamp: Passim : a Marcel Duchamp Anthology
Source: Dialogues with Marcel Duchamp
“Can one make works which are not works of 'art'?”
Source: Marcel Duchamp, respirateur
“My art would be that of living: each moment, each breath is a work inscribed nowhere.”
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Source: The complete works of Marcel Duchamp
“I believe that a picture, a work of art, lives and dies just as we do.”
Source: Marcel Duchamp, the box in a valise: De ou par Marcel Duchamp ou Rrose Sélavy : inventory of an edition
Source: Drawing on Art: Duchamp and Company
Source: The complete works of Marcel Duchamp
“Possible reality [is obtained] by slightly bending physical and chemical laws.”
Source: Duchamp: Passim : a Marcel Duchamp Anthology
“It's not what you see that is art. Art is the gap.”
Source: Augenpunkt, Lichtquelle und Scheidewand: die symbolische Form im Werk Marcel Duchamps : unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Witzzeichnungen von 1907 bis 1910 und der Radierungen von 1967/68
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“Art has the lovely habit of ruining all artistic theories.”
“Chess is a sport. A violent sport.”
Source: Drawing on Art: Duchamp and Company
“While all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists.”
Source: Marcel Duchamp, the box in a valise: De ou par Marcel Duchamp ou Rrose Sélavy : inventory of an edition