{"product_id":"duchamp-janis-mink-9783836534321","title":"Duchamp","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen is a urinal no longer a urinal? When \u003cstrong\u003eMarcel Duchamp\u003c\/strong\u003e (1887-1968) declared it to be art. The uproar that greeted the French artist's\u003cem\u003e Fountain\u003c\/em\u003e (1917), a porcelain urinal installed in a gallery, sent shock waves through the art world establishment that reverberate right through to today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This\u003cstrong\u003e essential introduction distills all the daring and the scandal of Duchamp's practice\u003c\/strong\u003e into one essential overview not only of a pioneering creative but also of a critical moment in Western culture. From his groundbreaking blend of abstraction, Cubism, and Futurism in \u003cem\u003eNude Descending a Staircase \u003c\/em\u003e(1912) to his forays into the now-iconic \u003cstrong\u003e\"readymades\"\u003c\/strong\u003e such as \u003cem\u003eBicycle Wheel\u003c\/em\u003e (1913) and \u003cem\u003eBottle Rack\u003c\/em\u003e (1914) we explore how Duchamp\u003cstrong\u003e consistently challenged the notion of what art is \u003c\/strong\u003eand, in so doing, opened up a world of conceptual possibilities beyond the \"retinal\" experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janis Mink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3836534320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783836534321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taschen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 8.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Janis Mink","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075910889727,"sku":"9783836534321","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc41475c-ed81-424f-8ae8-6cd7eb345bd3.jpg?v=1685462147","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/duchamp-janis-mink-9783836534321","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}