Marcel Duchamp
28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968
Marcel Duchamp was a French-American artist whose work profoundly influenced the development of conceptual art. Associated with Dada and Surrealism, he challenged conventional notions of art with his 'readymades', most famously 'Fountain'.
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Life events
Marcel Duchamp was born in Normandy into a family of artists.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe briefly studied painting in Paris before developing his own path.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis fractured, motion-based painting caused a sensation at the New York Armory Show.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe began presenting mass-produced objects such as 'Bicycle Wheel' as art.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe presented a porcelain urinal as a readymade, a landmark of conceptual art.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe finished his major work on glass after nearly a decade, then declared it 'definitively unfinished'.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAfter decades between France and America, he became a U.S. citizen.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMarcel Duchamp died near Paris at the age of 81.
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