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He [= Duchamp himself, writing in the third person] CHOSE IT. He took an ordinary article of life, placed it so that its useful significance disappea… - Marcel Duchamp
" "He [= Duchamp himself, writing in the third person] CHOSE IT. He took an ordinary article of life, placed it so that its useful significance disappeared under the new title and point of view – created a new thought for that object.
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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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Henri Robert Marcel Duchamp
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Rrose Sélavy
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R. Mutt
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Rose Sélavy
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Marcel Duchamp-Villon
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Marsel Dushan
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Duxiang
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Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp
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Marcel Duchamp- Villon
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Rrose Selavy
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Rose Selavy
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