Un Télégramme de Marcel Duchamp

Readymade Press is pleased to announce the publication of the French language edition of A Telegram From Marcel Duchamp, available for purchase from Ingram Book Group. This expanded re-edition of the 1990 version is timed to coincide with major Duchamp retrospectives coming to MOMA, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Paris' Grand Palais. The generously illustrated paperback is 82 pages in a unique 6.5 inch by 6.5 inch format. It retails for $20. The ISBN is 979-8-234-01507-5. In 1947 Marcel Duchamp sent a telegram from NYC to Paris and in 1990 David Prowler found it in a bookstore in San Francisco, launching a treasure hunt for Duchamp's life, thoughts, and art. Now back in print, A Telegram From Marcel Duchamp brings Duchamp's essence to life. Duchamp is generally considered the most influential artist of the 20th Century. But he was also a great thinker, and A Telegram From Marcel Duchamp is a seriously fun introduction to his thoughts. Duchamp believed in Chance - but he didn't believe in Belief. He sought out things with "a total absence of good or bad taste". He celebrated everyday objects and gave us a new way to look at the world around us, inspiring generations of artists. A Telegram From Marcel Duchamp "prompts the reader to reflect upon - and experience directly - the artist's thought. An artful, witty little book. We finally feel challenged, satisfied and perhaps somewhat enlightened." Artweek It's: "entertaining " Allen Ginsberg "delightful ¿the whole of it has a fine Duchampian irony." Calvin Tomkins, author of Marcel Duchamp: A Biography "a gem" Mark Polizzotti, author of Why Surrealism Matters It's "quirky and charming, exactly in the spirit of the Maestro " Donald Quaintance, author, Duchamp in California: Walter Hopps Curates a Retrospective It's "stimulating" according to Arturo Schwarz, author of The Complete Works of Marcel Duchamp And Mme. Duchamp "enjoyed it a lot". The book will find an audience in fans of art, Duchampians, and anyone looking for a playful mix of images and text. For more information, please contact the publisher at [email protected].