Alchemist of the Avant-Garde: The Case of Marcel Duchamp

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A fascinating book demonstrating the influence of alchemy and esoteric traditions on the mature art of Marcel Duchamp. Alchemist of the Avant-Garde Contents List of Illustrations Introduction: Prosecuting the Duchamp Case 1. An Esoteric French Adolescent for Duchamp: Symbolist Culture and Occultism 2. The Invention of the Modern Alchemist-Artist 3. The Cultural Shaping of an Artist-Iconoclast: Duchamp in France, 1887–1915 4. Duchamp’s First Experiments in Esoteric and Alchemical Art, 1910–1912 5. Duchamp in New York with Esoteric Patrons and the Large Glass, 1915–1923 6. Alchemical Emblematics and the Ready-Mades, 1913–1923 7. The Esoteric Fourth Dimension and Laws of Chance, 1895–1923 8. The Circle Closes, 1923–1968 Epilogue: The Prosecution Rests Notes Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Epilogue Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W X Y Z Figures