The Duchamp Dictionary Hardcover – 7 Apr 2014

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Review ------ It's about time that a publication reveals the vastness of Duchamp's influence and thinking in the 20th and 21st centuries. I have absolute praise for Girst's achievement with this historic publication. --Jeff Koons A diverting way of engaging with the avant garde of the last century. --The Guardian Breaks through the academic barriers and impenetrable vocabulary of most of the writing on Duchamp and makes the artist as accessible as he deserves to be ... engaging and accessible. --ArtDaily.org Explores Marcel Duchamp's contribution to modern art through a series of incisive, sometimes irreverent alphabetical entries. --Daily Telegraph Stunning. --Another Magazine Refreshingly lighthearted ... Like the artist, The Duchamp Dictionary succeeds because it does not take itself too seriously. --The Art Newspaper Melds library-shelf sturdiness, practicality and readability with something close to 'gift-book' appeal ... Where the book seems an unqualified success is in Vandling's engagingly delicate page designs ... a guide to Duchamp unlike any other. It is good to see such a significant subject opened up imaginatively for a broader readership. --Eye Magazine A lot of fun. --Art Book Review A gateway into the sometime-impenetrable world of artist Marcel Duchamp ... beautifully designed by Therese Vandling and Luke Frost of Heretic ... stunning graphics and collages ... a lovingly compiled and terribly painstaking design, which is also effective as it's so easy to use. --Design Week Explores the artist's life and work in a thoroughly new and engaging manner. --ArtUpdate.com A riotous A-Z of Duchamp's secret life. --The Guardian Almost everything you ever wanted to know about Marcel Duchamp and really shouldn't have been afraid to ask is here. --The Times Easy-to-read and informative. --The Independent Packs plenty into a couple of hundred pages ... surprisingly absorbing ... a fascinating melange of anecdote and quotation. --Art Review Seeks to enlighten and entertain readers amid revelations on the depth of the man and his conceptual creations ... a remarkable reference tool fit for the unconventional thinker. --Coolhunting.com About the Author ---------------- Thomas Girst has been Head of Cultural Engagement at the BMW Group since 2003. He was founding editor of Tout-Fait: The Marcel Duchamp Studies Online Journal and is the author of The Indefinite Duchamp. In 2012 he curated "Marcel Duchamp in Munich 1912" at the Lenbachhaus, Munich.