Marcel Duchamp and the Architecture of Desire (Design by Penelope Haralambidou

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By Penelope Haralambidou

whereas a lot has been written on Marcel Duchamp - one of many 20th century's such a lot beguiling artists - the topic of his flirtation with structure turns out to were mostly missed. but, within the rigorously prepared plans and sections establishing the blueprint of hope within the huge Glass, his various items replicating architectural fragments, and his involvement in designing exhibitions, Duchamp's fascination with architectural layout is obviously glaring. As his unconventional architectural impacts - Niceron, Lequeu and Kiesler - and numerous legacy - Tschumi, OMA, Webb, Diller + Scofidio and Nicholson - point out, Duchamp was once now not as a lot drawn to 'built' structure as he was once within the structure of hope, re-constructing the mind's eye via drawing and checking out the limits among truth and its aesthetic and philosophical chances. Marcel Duchamp and the structure of wish examines the hyperlink among architectural considering and Duchamp's paintings. through utilizing layout, drawing and making - the instruments of the architect - Haralambidou plays an architectural research of Duchamp’s ultimate enigmatic paintings Given: 1. The Waterfall, 2. The Illuminating Gas... demonstrating an leading edge learn technique capable of snatch which means past textual research. This novel studying of his principles and strategies provides to, but additionally demanding situations, different art-historical interpretations. via 3 major topics - allegory, visuality and hope - the ebook defines and theorises an alternate drawing perform located among artwork and structure that predates and comprises Duchamp.

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