The French artist Marcel Duchamp is widely known for his readymades. Even those who don’t know who Duchamp is probably know about his work called The Fountain. However, his artistic journey ...

These readymades, everyday objects Marcel Duchamp deemed as works of art, expanded the possibilities of what an artist could do and what art could be. The verbal aspect of readymades – whether the ...

The gist of Dadaism was the "gratuitous act," and the most gratuitous Dadaist act of all was Marcel Duchamp's invention of the readymade. One can regard them as experiments in art, or mock works of ...

Marcel Duchamp, the outstandingly influential ... Among Duchamps’ hallmark inventions, as well as a key influence on contemporary art was his concept of the readymade object. He created these out of ...

From the signed urinal to "Nude Descending a Staircase", Marcel Duchamp continues to influence contemporary art. A new exhibition at the Barbican Arts Centre, London, shows the extent of the his ...

the Prix Marcel Duchamp exhibition won’t be held at the Centre Pompidou (which is currently undergoing renovations). Instead, the exhibition will be hosted by the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris ...