Dali / Duchamp, 9781910350478
Hardcover
Unexpected friends, Dali and Duchamp, challenged art with humor and skepticism.

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  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    27 September 2017

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Summary

Dali / Duchamp examines in detail the often-overlooked relationship between two of the twentieth century’s most famous artists. Though polar opposites at first glance, Duchamp, the father of conceptual art who rejected painting in 1918; and the more showmanlike Dali, the exceptional painter of fantastical landscapes; were united by a combination of humour and scepticism that led both to challenge conventional views of art and life.

After meeting in the 1930s through mutual contacts wi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781910350478
ISBN-10:1910350478
Author:Dr. Gavin Parkinson, Ed Ruscha, Pilar Parcerisas, Montse Aguer Teixidor, Dawn Ades, Dr. William Jeffett, Cecile Debray-Amar
Publisher:Royal Academy of Arts
Imprint:Royal Academy of Arts
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:27 September 2017
Weight:1.37kg
Dimensions:25mm x 281mm x 239mm
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Critics Review

…revealing their shared impish humour, and urge to upset the applecart of the art world. It places Duchamp’s game-changing readymades alongside Dal’s Surrealist objects…

…revealing their shared impish humour, and urge to upset the applecart of the art world. It places Duchamp’s game-changing readymades alongside Dalí’s Surrealist objects…–Holly Williams “BBC”

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