Dialogues With Marcel Duchamp

Interviews with the French American progenitor of conceptual art, revealing in his own words his artistic journey and commitment to avant-garde art.

Dialogues with Marcel Duchamp is a collection of in-depth interviews with the artist, covering his transition from painting to conceptual art, the creation of the Large Glass, his invention of “readymades,” and his preference for art that is intellectual or “pre-meditated” versus art that inspires “retinal” pleasure. This volume includes an introduction by Robert Motherwell and an appreciation by Jasper Johns.

“The art community feels Duchamp’s presence and his absence. He has changed the condition of being here.” —Jasper Johns, from Marcel Duchamp: An Appreciation