[ Impressionism was] the beginning of a cult devoted to the material on the canvas – the actual pigment.. - Marcel Duchamp

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[ Impressionism was] the beginning of a cult devoted to the material on the canvas – the actual pigment..

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About Marcel Duchamp

Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (July 28, 1887 – October 2, 1968) was a French painter, sculptor, chess player, and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, Dada, and conceptual art. Duchamp is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, as one of the three artists who helped to define the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture. He was the first artist creating 'ready-made' in modern art.

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Alternative Names: Henri Robert Marcel Duchamp Rrose Sélavy R. Mutt Rose Sélavy Marcel Duchamp-Villon Marsel Dushan Duxiang Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp Marcel Duchamp- Villon Rrose Selavy Rose Selavy
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An ordinary object can be elevated to the dignity of a work of art by the mere choice of an artist.

Since the tubes of paint used by the artist are manufactured and ready made products we must conclude that all the paintings in the world are 'readymades aided' and also works of assemblage.

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I realized very soon the danger of repeating indiscriminately this form of expression and decided to limit the production of 'ready-mades' to a small number yearly. I was aware at that time, that for the spectator even more than for the artist, art is a habit forming drug and I wanted to protect my 'ready-mades' against such contamination.

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