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Marcel Duchamp
Duchamps historic 1959 catalogue raisonn-cum-artist's book now back in print in a facsimile edition A New York Times critics' pick | Best Art Books 2021 Marcel Duchamp, the artists first legendary monograph and draft catalogue raisonn, was written by art historian and novelist Robert Lebel and published in French in 1959 later that same year, it was translated into English by George Heard Hamilton for Grove Press. The book was a cooperation between Lebel and Duchamp, and beyond Lebels extensive writing and bibliography, additional chapters were authored by Duchamp, H.P. Roch and Andr Breton. The coupling of these texts with diverse archival photographs and an illustrated compendium of Duchamps artworks delivered a complex and personal rendering of the artists life and inner circle. For the first time since its release more than 60 years ago, this landmark publication is back in circulation with Hauser & Wirth Publishers meticulous facsimile of the English edition, reflecting everything from its hand-tipped images to its recto-verso dust jacket appearing as close to the original as possible. Fully authorized by artist Jean-Jacques LebelRobert Lebels sonand the Association Marcel Duchamp, the facsimile is accompanied by a supplement volume of essays and archival material that tells the story of Duchamp and Lebels close collaboration, and, as contributor Michael Taylor writes, how the original publication signified a "sea change in the artists receptivity to critical interpretation." The supplement includes texts by both Robert and Jean-Jacques Lebel and a newly discovered note by Man Ray, among a bevy of photographs from the Lebel and Duchamp archives, extending the story presented in the 1959 edition. Robert Lebels analysis of Duchamps oeuvre remains fresh to this day, as does the books design, which was personally supervised by the artist. Hauser & Wirth Publishers reanimated Read more