Research Catalog

Title

Marcel Duchamp : the Barbara and Aaron Levine collection / edited by Evelyn C. Hankins.

Author

Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968

Publication

• Washington, D.C. : Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ; New York : Delmonico Books, Prestel, 2019.
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hankins, Evelyn Carol
• Chiu, Melissa
• Molesworth, Helen
• Naumann, Francis M.
• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, host institution.

Description

220 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color); 28 cm

Summary

"This book documents Barbara and Aaron Levine's extraordinary collection of Duchamp's work, one of the most significant private holdings of the artist in the world, which has been promised to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Acquired over decades, these artworks span Duchamp's entire career, demonstrating his critical role in the development of 20th-century art and his influence on artists working today. The collection features an exceptional group of readymades, such as Hat Rack, Comb, and With Hidden Noise, which exemplify how Duchamp elevated ideas over craftsmanship and aesthetics. Prints and drawings by the artist offer an introduction to his unique approach to reproductions, while portraits of Duchamp by Man Ray, Irving Penn, Diane Arbus, and Henri Cartier-Bresson reveal other sides of this enigmatic genius. The book also contains insights about Duchamp's significance as an artist and the rise and fall of his critical fortunes, as well as an interview with the collectors. This strikingly designed volume, with fold-outs and comparative illustrations, places Duchamp squarely in the context of both modern and contemporary art, and affirms his radical status as an artist with continued relevance today."--

Subjects

• Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968
• Exhibition catalogs
• Levine, Barbara (Art collector) > Art collections > Exhibitions
• Art, Modern > Private collections > Exhibitions
• Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968 > Exhibitions
• Levine, Aaron M > Art collections > Exhibitions
• Art > Private collections

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs.

Note

• Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., November 9, 2019-October 15, 2020.
• Exhibition dates in colophon: November 9, 2019-October 12, 2020.
• Exhibition curated by Evelyn C. Hankins.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-218).

Contents

Foreword / Melissa Chiu -- Acknowledgments / Evelyn C. Hankins -- With Hidden Noise: the legacy of Marcel Duchamp / Francis M. Naumann -- What is a readymade? / Helen Molesworth -- An interview with Barbara and Aaron Levine / Evelyn C. Hankins -- Works by Marcel Duchamp / with contributions by Valerie J. Fletcher, Sandy Guttman, Evelyn C. Hankins, Betsy Johnson, and Katherine Markoski.

Call Number

JQF 20-505

ISBN

• 9783791358734
• 3791358731

OCLC

1082445106

Author

Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968, artist.

Title

Marcel Duchamp : the Barbara and Aaron Levine collection / edited by Evelyn C. Hankins.

Publisher

Washington, D.C. : Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ; New York : Delmonico Books, Prestel, 2019.

Copyright Date

©2019

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-218).

Added Author

Hankins, Evelyn Carol, editor, curator, contributor.

Chiu, Melissa, contributor.

Molesworth, Helen, contributor.

Naumann, Francis M., contributor.

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, host institution.

Research Call Number

JQF 20-505