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Marcel Duchamp

Installation view of the Dalí / Duchamp Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, showing 'Bicycle Wheel' and 'Fountain' by Marcel Duchamp

RA Exhibitions

4 months ago

Video: what you need to know about Duchamp’s Fountain

2017 marks 100 years since a porcelain urinal changed the course of modern art. In this video, Professor Dawn Ades tells the story behind Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Fountain’.

Installation view of the Dalí / Duchamp Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, showing 'Fountain' by Marcel Duchamp

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5 months ago

Video: Marcel Duchamp in 60 seconds

What was it that made Marcel Duchamp such an influential figure? Here’s a quick introduction to the man dubbed the father of conceptual art.

Robert Descharnes, Marcel Duchamp with Gala and Salvador Dalí outside the Bar Melitón. Cadaqués, August 1958

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> 1 year ago

Odd couples: Artists you never knew were friends

In autumn 2017, we explore the little-known relationship between two of modern art’s greatest masters – Salvador Dalí and Marcel Duchamp. Here, we take a look at their peculiar friendship, and five other artist pairs you would never have guessed.