Marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp was one of the most radical and influential figures of twentieth-century art. By challenging traditional ideas of authorship, beauty, craftsmanship and artistic value, he transformed the way art could be produced, exhibited and understood.

From the invention of the readymade to works such as Fountain, Bicycle Wheel and The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even, Duchamp shifted attention away from the handmade object and toward concept, context, decision and interpretation. His work became a crucial reference for Conceptual Art, Dada, Fluxus and much of contemporary artistic practice.

This tag collects articles, critical essays and research related to Marcel Duchamp, his works, his ideas, his relationship with chess, the readymade and his continuing influence on modern and contemporary art.