Three New York Dadas and The Blind Man: Marcel Duchamp,

Three New York Dadas and The Blind Man: Marcel Duchamp, Henri-Pierre Roché, Beatrice Wood

Three New York Dadas and The Blind Man relates the story of the triangular relationship between Marcel Duchamp, Henri-Pierre RochÃ© and Beatrice Wood, told in the words of two of its protagonists; and also reprints in facsimile the Dadaist magazine they produced together in New York in 1917: The Blind Man. The principal text is the first English translation of RochÃ©â€™s novel Victor, an account of his friendship with Duchamp (nicknamed Victor by his close friends in those days). Although unfinished, RochÃ©â€™s text offers a unique account of New York Dada, all of whose principal characters and events make an appearance: Francis Picabia, Arthur Cravan, the Arensbergs and their soirÃ©es, the Blind Manâ€™s Ball and the scandal of Duchampâ€™s "Fountain" at the Independents exhibition, a pivotal moment in modern art. The novel offers interesting insights into the sexual politics of the period, when a woman could be arrested or blackmailed for spending the night with a man to whom she was not married. RochÃ©, a lifelong friend of Duchamp, appears to have been something of a devotee of triangular relationships, and went on to write a more famous novel on the topic (also autobiographical), Jules et Jim--later made into a film by FranÃ§ois Truffaut. Beatrice Woodâ€™s account of these events is taken from her memoirs; she went on to become a celebrated ceramicist, dying in 1998 aged 105. The introduction and commentary is by Dawn Ades, the well-known scholar of Dada and Surrealism.
Country USA
Brand Atlas Press (GB)
Manufacturer Atlas Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2014-01-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781900565431

Country	USA
Brand	Atlas Press (GB)
Manufacturer	Atlas Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
ReleaseDate	2014-01-31
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781900565431

Three New York Dadas and The Blind Man: Marcel Duchamp, Henri-Pierre Roché, Beatrice Wood

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