Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)  

Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)

The most influential artist of the 20th century

Add a comment | 17. February 1913 - 2. October 1968

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Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)

5 events | Add a comment | 17. February 1913 - 2. October 1968

1913-02-17

"Nude Descending a Staircase" (1912) causes a scandal at the Armory Show

Duchamp was not present at the exhibition but his friend Picabia. The exhibition caused great impact on the U.S. – it went from N.Y.C. to Chicago and Boston. Duchamp's picture "Nu descendant un écalier" caused the major reaction...

17. February 1913

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1963-10-07

Exhibition in Pasadena Art Museum "by or of Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Sélavy"

This is the first major retrospective exhibition of Duchamp's Work. Opening was in October 7th 1963 in Pasadena (California). After a week of the opening Duchamp worked with the photographer Julian Wasser for the known image of him playing chess with...

7. October 1963

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1966-07-01

Warhol's Screen Test for Marcel Duchamp

In 1966 Andy Warhol filmed Duchamp in his series of movies Screen Tests. This is titled "Screen Test for Marcel Duchamp" and can be found online. Probably this was filmed on the artist's studio at the 210 West 14th Street, New York City...

1. July 1966

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1968-07-01

Movie "Duchamp on his own words" by Lewis Jacobs

Shortly before the artist's death Jacobs did the first movie about his biography with original interviews. More information. See it online Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. (34 minutes in total)

1. July 1968

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1968-10-02

Artist's death

Duchamp died at the night of the October 1st in his Neuilly apartment near Paris after a dinner with wife and lifetime friends Robert and Nina Lebel, Man Ray and Juliet Ray. He is buried in Rouen's Cimitière Monumental in the family grave...

2. October 1968

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