Fashion is a subject that has long been marginalized in art history
and in museums. And yet, one of the most well-known artists in the
twentieth century - Marcel Duchamp - created works that challenge the
notion that fashion does not belong in the museum. As well, there is
material evidence of his engagement with clothing as part of his
oeuvre. This book reveals that clothing and dressing are significant
themes that recur in Duchamp's life and his work – including his
drawings, his fashioning of his body, his readymades, and in his
curatorial gestures. In examining the items of clothing worn by
Duchamp and the related traces of his wardrobe management, Duchamp is
unmasked as a dandy. His waistcoat readymade series 'Made to Measure'
(1957-1961) is in fact a remarkable and deliberate effort to
recalibrate the definition of the readymade to include clothing. With
this little-studied readymade series, Duchamp established a precedent
for sartorial art as a valid form of artistic expression. In
considering the material traces of Duchamp's fashioning of his body
and identity in his work and life, this book makes a highly original
contribution to the understanding of Duchamp's work as well as the
significance of the clothed body in the vanguard of Modernism.
Ultimately, this book explains the relevance of fashion in the museum
to modern audiences today.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781350236141
Publisert
2022
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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