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Duchamp: a Biography
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Described by Jay Jacobs in Arts Magazine as "one of the best writers on any subject," Calvin Tomkins has been a New Yorker writer for thirty-five years and author of ten books including the bestselling Living Well is the Best Revenge. He lives in New York City.

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"If you're interested in where it all came from-pop art, minimal art, performance art, process art, kinetic art, antiform art, multimedia art or any other labels-get hold of Duchamp at once. Read it without delay"-"The New York Observer"

"Magisterial and often very funny."-"The New Yorker"

"If you're interested in where it all came from-pop art, minimal art, performance art, process art, kinetic art, antiform art, multimedia art or any other labels-get hold of Duchamp at once. Read it without delay"-"The New York Observer"

"Magisterial and often very funny."-"The New Yorker"

Regarded by many in the art world as the most influential artist of the century, Duchamp's work has been the the object of scholarly study and intense art world scrutiny for decades. Duchamp's personal life, however, has largely been neglected, due in part to the artist's legendary disdain for publicity. Here, in addition to an adept analysis of the works and Duchamp's greater impact, Tomkins reconstructs the relationships and everyday life that envelop the well-documented high points on the Duchamp time line. The longtime art critic for the New Yorker, a friend of Duchamp and his wife, and author of The Bride and the Bachelors (1965), Tomkins is uniquely qualified to undertake such a study. The analysis and conclusions are perceptive and never digress into mere voyeurism or dubious psychological speculation. Although the author clearly respects Duchamp, he offers critics' opinions freely, and the narrative moves apace free of the personal adulation for the subject or bile for detractors that bogs down so many current art biographies. Add to these distinctions the fact that Tomkins's writing style is uniquely affable, and Duchamp may be offered both as the most accesible introduction for lay readers and as an exceptionally well-researched, nonspeculative treatise for scholars. Highly recommended for all libraries.-Douglas McClemont, New York

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