Celebrating Marcel Duchamp’s revolutionary contributions to modern art, this innovative exploration of the Stuttgart Duchamp Collection and the Archive of Serge Stauffer offers new insights into both artists’ philosophies. As the inventor of the Readymade and a founder of conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp’s work is still provoking important discussions about what defines art. Accompanying the first exhibition of the important Stuttgart Duchamp Collection, this book also presents the work of the Swiss artist and educator Serge Stauffer and his renowned research on Duchamp’s art and writings. The series of 100 questions Stauffer wrote to the French artist in 1960-and Duchamp’s answers-provide important insights into Duchamp’s intellectual and creative practice and bear witness to the depth of Stauffer’s exceptional research. This book opens with an introduction to the relationship between Duchamp and Stauffer. It features brilliant reproductions of Duchamp’s most renowned works, including Bottlerack, the painting Study for ‘Chocolate Grinder, No 2’, and the window object La Bagarre d'Austerlitz. A biographical essay on both Duchamp and Stauffer provides important background to understanding the exceptional relationship between both artists. AUTHOR: Susanne M.I. Kaufmann is Research Curator at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. SELLING POINTS: . Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) was a French-American artist and considered to be the father of Conceptual art. He is known for his Readymade sculptures which are found items that have been slightly altered or repositioned to become art. . Serge Stauffer (1929-1989) was a Swiss artist and art educator. He was one of the co-founders of the F+F Schule fur experimentelle Gestaltung in Zurich and was known for his German translations of the works of Marcel Duchamp. . This book presents new insights into Duchamp’s life via a series of 100 questions and answers that fellow artist and art educator Serge Stauffer asked him. 300 colour images
