Recent submission to Toutfait.com!

October 13, 2009 An exciting second addition has been added to Toutfait.com. Kurt Godwin's article "Spring, 1911 Where It All Begins" chronicles the production and sources of imagery of Duchamp's painting Young Man and Girl in Spring. "Spring" was painted in 1911, and shortly after a larger second edition was painted and exhibited in the Salon d' Automne in 1911. No photograph of the second edition exists, and it was repositioned horizontally, and used as the backdrop for .. read more...

Alexander Calder’s big-top talent

October 13, 2009 The current Alexander Calder exhibition at Toronto's Art Gallery of Ontario is about as light-hearted an affair as you can imagine. Spend a few moments in the projection area where Jean Painlevé's 1953 film of the Calder Circus is on view – a loving document of Calder's miniature, handmade replica of a circus complete with a sword-swallower, a tamed lion, a dancing elephant and trapeze artists made from wire, cloth, rubber hoses, string, bits of wood and other fo.. read more...

Pop-Up Gallery “Paradise Row” to Open in London

October 7, 2009 Paradise Row and Prakke Contemporary presents a new pop-up gallery space in London; opening October 9 with its most recent exhibition "Play," a group show and series of performances themed on the subject of play. The curator brings together more historically established artists such as Marcel Duchamp and Sol Lewitt with a new generation of breakthrough artists. The program consists of not only a group exhibition, but a series of performances, talks and lectures. The.. read more...

New Article on Toutfait.com!

October 6, 2009 We're pleased to announce Toutfait.com has published our most recent submission by Francis M. Naumann. Click here for article. This text was first published as the entry for Duchamp's "Belle Haleine: Eau de violette" in the sales catalog for the Christie's auction of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge's Collection in Paris, February 23, 2009. This essay not only itemizes and details the work's history but deeply explores the psyche of Duchamp's alter ego Rrose Sel.. read more...

Seduction of Duchamp: Bay Area Artists’ Response

October 2, 2009 "Seduction of Duchamp: Bay Area Artists' Response," draws its inspiration from the momentous  historic West Coast Roundtable on modern Art discussion held at the old San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 1949, which featured Duchamp as the main speaker joined by prominent invited guests. The invitees included Robert Goldwater, editor of the Magazine of Art and associate professor of art at Queens College, Alfred Frankenstein, music and art editor of the San Fra.. read more...

Los Angeles – Free Museum Admission Weekend

September 30, 2009 This weekend 24 museums in Los Angeles and its surrounding areas will offer free admission this Saturday and Sunday, October 3rd and 4th. Some institutions will participate both days, otherwise schedule listed below: Armory Center for the Arts - Both Days The Autry National Center - Sunday, October 4th ONLY Bowers .. read more...

Angels of Anarchy

September 29, 2009 Opening this weekend Manchester City Gallery of Art presents Angels of Anarchy: Women Artists and Surrealism. The exhibition will continue until January 10. "Angels of Anarchy is the first major exhibition in Europe to explore the crucial role that women artists played in the surrealist art movement.The exhibition features over 150 artworks, including paintings, photography, sculpture and surreal objects, created by three generations of artists from around the globe.The.. read more...

Armed Robbers Steal Magritte Painting

September 25, 2009 On Sept. 24, 2009 two armed robbers broke into the Rene Magritte Museum in Brussels, holding museum staff and visitors at gunpoint shortly after it opened at 10am in broad daylight. They forced museum employees to lay on the grass in the courtyard and proceeded to climb the glass panel that was protecting the painting. They fled on foot, then left the scene in a car. The painting "Olympia" (1948) is estimated to be worth four million euros. It depicts Magritte's wif.. read more...

Understanding Duchamp

September 24, 2009

UnderstandingDuchamp.com is an interactive approach to making sense of Duchamp. The website offers a detailed timeline of Duchamp’s life and work, with explanatory text and animations. This is a great educational resource for any Duchamp lover!

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