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In this sequel to How to Imagine the authors direct their attention to the mythology and critical scaffolding that surrounds the enigmatic figure of Marcel Duchamp. What exactly is the value of his work today? How can we thread our way through the intricacies of his thought and achieve some greater understanding of its implications? Baruchello and Martin recapture the essence of Duchamp's singularly revolutionary art and discover as well the man behind the Artist. One again, the story is told in Barucehllo's absorbing voice, at once and the same time a voice of authority and disarming modesty. This edition features ten photographs of Duchamp and his work (many taken by Baruchello). A selected bibliography on Duchamp is included. [Note: A German translation of Why Duchamp is published by Ritter Klagenfurt; a French edition is available from Editions Chambon.]

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Through the words of Baruchello, the great preconceptual master of early modernism suddenly becomes accessible. -- Afterimage The mind that emerges from these pages is playful, allusive, witty, surprising, unpretentious and iconoclastic.... [a] scintillating book. -- Calvin Tomkins, New York Times Book Review

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