Marcel Duchamp: Manual of Instructions: Etant donnes, revised edition (Philadelphia Museum of Art) [Hardcover]

Marcel Duchamp (Author), Anne D'Harnoncourt (Preface), Michael R. Taylor (Introduction)

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Series: Philadelphia Museum of Art | Publication Date: August 25, 2009

Out of print for a number of years, this facsimile of Marcel Duchamp’s Manual of Instructions was prepared by the artist for the disassembly of Étant donnés in his New York studio and its reassembly at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. First published more than twenty years ago, the manual has had far-reaching ramifications for the study of Étant donnés and Duchamp. Illustrated with 116 black-and-white Polaroids taken by the artist and 35 pages of his handwritten notes and sketches, the revised edition includes a new essay by Michael R. Taylor on the pivotal importance of the manual to an understanding of Duchamp’s artistic practice as well as the first English translation of the artist’s text.

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Michael R. Taylor is the Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art, and the late Anne d’Harnoncourt was formerly the Director, both at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 76 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press; Har/Bklt R edition (August 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300149808
• ISBN-13: 978-0300149807
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 10.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great! Fantastic study! Intense Poetry! Spetacular images colection., October 3, 2010

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This review is from: Marcel Duchamp: Manual of Instructions: Etant donnes, revised edition (Philadelphia Museum of Art) (Hardcover)

Great! Fantastic study! Intense Poetry! Spetacular images colection. Duchamp is the special Artist of the WORLD! Really single and the Best!... remember: "D'ailleurs, c'est toujours les autres qui meurent", exactly! Marcel Duchamp is alive with us! Forever in our life... in the Art!