Popular Culture/Visual Culture Activity Title: The Legacy of ...

Courtney.Gerber

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• Philosophie et théologie

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Popular Culture/Visual Culture Activity

Title:

The Legacy of Duchamp

Theme:

Sources and Resources

Age:

Grades 9–Adult

Overview:

Participants learn about the influence of Marcel Duchamp’s ideas on the work of contemporary

artists. This activity could be used in the Walker Art Center galleries, Minneapolis Sculpture

Garden, or in the classroom with a selection of images from Art Collector. The artworks included

in the activity are suggestions only and instructors may choose different artworks to accompany

the discussion questions.

Procedure:

Setting the Scene

Provide participants with a brief description of Marcel Duchamp and some of his main

ideas. What was it about Duchamp’s work that so influences and still gains the respect of

many contemporary artists?

Begin Looking

Using the following statements as an introduction, the tour will look at works that have

been influenced by Duchamp.

Joseph Beuys said: “Duchamp the artist was a good starting point.”

Robert Rauschenberg said: “I find [Marcel Duchamp’s] life and work a constant

inspiration…. His Bicycle Wheel has always struck me as one of the most beautiful

pieces of sculpture I’ve ever seen.”

On the tour, show works by contemporary artists who directly refer to Duchamp in their

work or whose work is influenced by Duchamp. When discussing each artwork, explain

how it connects to Duchamp’s work and ideas. Address how Duchamp’s idea about the

“readymade” has influenced artists of today.

Ask

What aspects of Duchamp’s work or ideas did each artist incorporate into his or her own

work? Why do you think so many artists look to Duchamp as an influence? Do you think

Duchamp’s ideas are still relevant and original today? Why or why not?

Conclusion

Although Marcel Duchamp was active as an artist almost 100 years ago, his influence

can still be seen in work by present-day artists. Among Duchamp’s ideas that we

discussed, or works of art we looked at, which do you think is the most radical? Why? Of

the artworks that we viewed, which one do you think seems to have been most closely

influenced by Duchamp? Since we began this tour, has your opinion about either the

work and ideas of Marcel Duchamp or the work of contemporary artists changed at all?

How? Do you think Duchamp’s readymades should be considered art? Why or why not?

Props:

Laminated photos of the following artworks by Marcel Duchamp:

The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even 1915–1923

Bicycle Wheel

1913