FORMAT: Hardcover, 8 x 11.5 in. / 55 pgs / 25 color.
LIST PRICE: U.S. $35.00
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ISBN: 9783775791274
PUBLISHER: Hatje Cantz
AVAILABLE: 7/2/2003
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Marcel Duchamp: Tu M'
Puzzle Upon Puzzle

Published by Hatje Cantz.
Essay by Karl Gerstner.

The oeuvre Duchamp left us is small and repeatedly subject to multiple interpretations of the art historical, psychological, socio-critical and alchemical persuasion. And yet, how odd: Duchamp's last painting, Tu m' from 1918, has never drawn extensive attention among his exegetes. The title itself poses a riddle: Does it mean "tu m'aimes" (you love me), "tu m'emb'tes" (you bore me) or "tu m'emmerdes" (you can kiss my ass)? Karl Gerstner, a prominent Swiss graphic designer who knew Duchamp personally, was taken aback the first time he saw Tu m', but also intrigued. Having acquired a reproduction of the picture, Gerstner proceeded to penetrate its meanings and surfaces more and more deeply; as his surprise faded, his fascination grew. Enter this book, encouraged by artist Richard Hamilton (perhaps the most intimate of Duchamp connoisseurs), and its 20 analytical essays of riddle-solving.

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