Art: Marcel Duchamp Flashcards
How many artworks did Duchamp make?
Very few
What did he dedicate himself to doing later in his career?
Playing chess
How many of his relatives were artists?
His maternal grandfather was a painter and engraver, and his two older brothers were artists too.
What did he do in his early career to make a living?
Cartoons and humorous drawings
What artistic movement was Duchamp especially influenced by?
Cubism
Why did the Salon des Indépendants not like Duchamp’s Nude Descending a Staircase #2?
They thought its title was a mockery, and they disliked the way he showed the figure in motion.
Where did Duchamp exhibit Nude Descending a Staircase, and what was the reaction?
the Armory Show in New York, and the audience was shocked by the radically abstract treatment of the figure in motion
What did Duchamp want to do to art?
Put it “back in the service of the mind”
What was the first of Duchamp’s ready-mades?
Bicycle Wheel, 1913, made of a bicycle wheel and a stool
Why couldn’t Duchamp enlist in the army?
A minor heart condition
What New York movement was Duchamp associated with?
the New York Dada movement
