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Marcel Duchamp
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Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) was an American artist, born in France.

Short Biography:

He achieved notoriety with his Nude Descending a Staircase in 1912 (Philadelphia Museum of Art), influenced by Cuhism and Futurism.

An active member of the Dada movement, he invented ready-modes, everyday items like a bicycle wheel on a kitchen stool, which he displayed as works of art.

Duchamp exhibited at the Armory Show in New York in 1913. A major early work which focuses on mechanical objects e read more...

Tags: movement, sculptor, career

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