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Marcel Duchamp Bicycle Wheel New York, 1951 (third version, after lost original of 1913) Though Bicycle Wheel predates Duchamp’s use of the word “readymade”—a term he coined after moving from Paris to New York in 1915—it is the earliest example of this class of groundbreaking artworks.
May 1, 2020 · Marcel Duchamp’s Bicycle Wheel is one of his earliest readymades, with which he questioned the very notion of what constitutes a work of art. In this article, Singulart takes a closer look at the life and works of this pioneering twentieth century artist and at Bicycle Wheel itself.
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Jul 2, 2018 · Close up of the wheel in Marcel Duchamp’s Bicycle Wheel, 1951 (third version, after lost original of 1913) Metal wheel mounted on painted wood stool. The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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Apr 24, 2024 · Marcel Duchamp’s Bicycle Wheel is a groundbreaking work that challenges traditional notions of art and perception. Created in 1913, this iconic piece marks Duchamp’s exploration into the realm of readymades, ordinary objects elevated to the status of art through context and presentation.
Duchamp created the first ready-made, Bicycle Wheel (1913), which consisted of a wheel mounted on a stool, as a protest against the excessive importance attached to works of art. This work was technically a “ready-made assisted,” because the artist intervened by combining two objects.
Aug 15, 2014 · Almost a century later, a Frenchman by the name of Marcel Duchamp created Bicycle Wheel, which would become a hallmark of the conceptual artist’s career. Today, 111 years after Duchamp first created—then lost, then recreated—the piece, Alexander Wolf examines the timeline. 1911.
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Bicycle Wheel is a Dadaist Wood and Steel artwork created by Marcel Duchamp in 1913. It lives at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the United States. The image is © Estate of Marcel Duchamp / ARS, New York / ADAGP, Paris, and used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Readymade and Sculpture. See Bicycle Wheel in the Kaleidoscope
