The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp. [Hardcover]

Arturo, Schwarz (Author)

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• Hardcover
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams (September 1973)
• ISBN-10: 0810900815
• ISBN-13: 978-0810900813
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,251,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars ARTIST AS ALCHEMIST, October 12, 2004

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Boyd Rice (denver, co.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp. (Hardcover)

Duchamp was not an artist, but an alchemist. As a teen I had the opportunity to see Arturo Shwarz give a lecture on Duchamp, called "archetypal alchemical iconography & the work of Marcel Duchamp". Though much of what he said was lost on me, the bits I could make out spoke directly to my soul. A favorite artist of mine thus took on a far greater significance in my estimation, & the way I looked at life was never quite the same. This has got to be the definative work on Duchamp, from a man who was both his greatest protagonist,& a close personal friend. Shwarz was a great documenter of the 20th century avant-garde, & i feel very lucky to have known him.