Affectionately, Marcel: The Selected Correspondence of Marcel Duchamp
Edited by Francis M. Naumann and Hector R. Oblak. LUDION, 2000 | Hardcover, 15.5 x 23.5 in., 448 pgs, 30 bw
In conjunction with MoMA's current exhibition of Duchamp, the first retrospective of the artist in the US since 1973, Artbook @ MoMA PS1 Bookstore is excited to be carrying the long out of print title Affectionately, Marcel: The Selected Correspondence.
Affectionately, Marcel is an incredible archive of more than 1,000 correspondences with modern art figures like Constantin Brancusi, Andre Breton, Man Ray, Francis Picabia, Alfred Steiglitz, and the Stettheimer Sisters, giving the reader an intimate view into Duchamp's ideas on the ready-made, chess, creativity, and everyday life. Of special importance here is the level of chronological and bibliographical detail provided in the margins to clarify information that is not otherwise apparent directly from the letters. An amazing companion to the exhibition, as well as resource for anyone interested in one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century.
