Pictorial Nominalism: On Marcel Duchamp's Passage from Painting to the Readymade

Description: Pictorial Nominalism by Thierry De Duve Reveals the invention of the readymade as a critical point in contemporary art. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Beginning with the instance in 1912 when Marcel Duchamp wrote in a note to himself, "No more painting, get a job," Thierry de Duve reviews in Pictorial Nominalism the implications of the readymade for art and representation. Arguing that the readymade belongs to that moment in the history of painting when both figuration and the practice of painting become "impossible," de Duve presents a psychoanalytically informed account of the birth of abstraction. Author Biography Thierry de Duve, a native of Belgium, is an art historian.Dana Polan is professor of cinema and comparative literature at the University of Southern California. John Rajchman is professor of art at Columbia. Review "De Duve offers clear insight into Duchamps relation to painting and how readymades can be seen as a clear response to problems specific to painting."-American Book Review Review Quote "De Duve offers clear insight into Duchamps relation to painting and how readymades can be seen as a clear response to problems specific to painting."-American Book Review Promotional "Headline" Reveals the invention of the readymade as a critical point in contemporary art. Description for Bookstore Beginning with the instance in 1912 when Marcel Duchamp wrote in a note to himself, "No more painting, get a job," Thierry de Duve reviews in Pictorial Nominalism the implications of the readymade for art and representation. Arguing that the readymade belongs to that moment in the history of painting when both figuration and the practice of painting become "impossible," de Duve presents a psychoanalytically informed account of the birth of abstraction.Differing considerably from such thinkers as Clement Greenberg and Peter Burger, de Duve demonstrates that the readymade is the link between painting in particular and art at large. Details ISBN081664859X Author Thierry De Duve Short Title PICT NOMINALISM Publisher University of Minnesota Press Series Theory and History of Literature Language English Translator Dana Polan ISBN-10 081664859X ISBN-13 9780816648597 Media Book Format Paperback Series Number 51 Illustrations Yes Year 2005 Imprint University of Minnesota Press Country of Publication United States DEWEY 759.4 Edition 1st Place of Publication Minnesota DOI 10.1604/9780816648597 NZ Release Date 2005-10-01 US Release Date 2005-10-01 UK Release Date 2005-10-01 Pages 246 Publication Date 2005-10-01 Subtitle On Marcel Duchamps Passage from Painting to the Readymade Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2006-02-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161717144;

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