Marcel Duchamp

The Armory Show at 100: When New York Exploded into the Modern World

The Armory Show at 100: When New York Exploded into the Modern World
New-York Historical Society
October 11, 2013 – February 23, 2014
In fall 2013, the New-York Historical Society will present a major exhibition celebrating the centennial year of the legendary 1913 Armory Show. On view from October 11, 2013 through February 23, 2014, The Armory Show at 100: When New York Exploded into the Modern World brings together iconic works by European modernists

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Picasso/Duchamp at Moderna Museet

Picasso/Duchamp “He Was Wrong”
Moderna Museet in Stockholm
25 August, 2012 – 3 March, 2013
With the exhibition Picasso/Duchamp “He Was Wrong”; the Moderna Museet in Stockholm sets two giants, Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, up against each other for the first time. They are often regarded as the two most influential artists of the 20th century – Picasso, who personified the modernist painter, and Duchamp, the indifferent ironist and chess genius, who challenged painting and transformed art into a maze of intellectual amusements. Now, visitors to the Moderna Museet have a unique opportunity to witness this battle of giants and see where it leads.

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Marcel Duchamp at Moderna Museet (Malmö)

Marcel Duchamp
Moderna Museet (Malmö)
19 March 2011 – 11 September 2011
Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) emphasised the importance of the concept in a work of art. He was one of the first proponents of open art, where the interpretation of the viewer or posterity contributes to the creative act and thus to the meaning of the work. Moderna Museet has one of the world’s finest collections of Marcel Duchamp’s art, and fourteen of these works are now being shown at Moderna Museet Malmö.

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