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Kiki in Motion
09/14

Kiki in Motion

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Kiki de Montparnasse, Man Ray‘s famously saucy lady muse, plays a big role in Encyclopedia of the Exquisite. I was thinking of her today and came across this great, short compilation of archival black and white film footage of Kiki—shot…

Duchamp's legendary languor
03/24

Duchamp’s legendary languor

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I’ve been deeply impressed by an academic article I recently stumbled across all about the legendary laziness of Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968). His readymades—found-object sculptures like the infamous urinal “Fountain”—hint at this. Still, Duchamp managed to find the patrons to support…