Readymades Read and Made:: Marcel Duchamp's linguistic strategies and jokes Part 1 1912-1916

Marcel Duchamp is considered to be the most influential artist of the current century. He said his readymades may be his most important contribution. This booklet explains the strategies he used to create them and shows them to be far more than randomly chosen objects. It explains Duchamp's background and linguistic nuance simply and clearly. A must read for anyone interested in art.