Marcel Duchamp and the Forestay Waterfall |
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| Artist:
| Duchamp, Marcel |
| Text by:
| Franklin, Paul
Judovitz, Dalia
Lüthy, Michael
Marcadé, Bernard
Ursprung, Philip
Naumann, Francis
Molderings, Herbert
Radrizzani, Dominique |
| Editor:
| Banz, Stefan |
| Author:
| Taylor, Michael
Nesbit, Molly |
| ISBN: | 978-3-03764-156-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | JRP Ringier Kunstverlag AG
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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In August 1946, Marcel Duchamp spent five weeks in Switzerland, and stayed at the Hotel Bellevue (today, Le Baron Tavernier) near Chexbres, on Lake Geneva. It was here that he discovered the Forestay waterfall, which was to become the starting point for (and ultimately the landscape of) his enigmatic and final masterpiece, "Étant donnés: 1° la chute d'eau, 2° le gaz d'éclairage" ("Given: 1. The Waterfall, 2. The Illuminating Gas"). Now, for the first time, the full significance of the...
More DescriptionIn August 1946, Marcel Duchamp spent five weeks in Switzerland, and stayed at the Hotel Bellevue (today, Le Baron Tavernier) near Chexbres, on Lake Geneva. It was here that he discovered the Forestay waterfall, which was to become the starting point for (and ultimately the landscape of) his enigmatic and final masterpiece, "Étant donnés: 1° la chute d'eau, 2° le gaz d'éclairage" ("Given: 1. The Waterfall, 2. The Illuminating Gas"). Now, for the first time, the full significance of the choice of this waterfall is explored. Among the contributors to this volume are Caroline Bachmann, Stefan Banz, Etienne Barilier, Lars Blunck, Ecke Bonk, Paul B. Franklin, Antje von Graevenitz, Dalia Judovitz, Michael Lüthy, Bernard Marcadé, Herbert Molderings, Adeena Mey, Stanislaus von Moos, Francis M. Naumann, Mark Nelson, Molly Nesbit, Dominique Radrizzani, Roman Signer, Michael R. Taylor, Hans Maria de Wolf and Philip Ursprung.