Marcel Duchamp is often viewed as an "artist-engineer-scientist," a kind of rationalist who relied heavily on the ideas of the French mathematician and philosop

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, Sept. 18, 2009-Jan. 4, 2010.

The essence of art is to conceal art. A dancer or musician does not only need to perform with ability. There should also be a lack of visible effort that gives

"Transit, transitional, transition: Dalia Judovitz catches Marcel Duchamp on the run with his art in a suitcase and his thought all boxed and ready to go. . . .

Reveals the invention of the readymade as a critical point in contemporary art.