Marcel Duchamp led the way in the birth of modern art. Who was he? And why are his works so extraordinary and disturbing? Read more: http://sharoneperlstein.com/blog/shocking-art-marcel-duchamp/

1. Who Was Marcel
Duchamp?
Although arts were significant to his upbringing, the
love of chess also played a central part.
Born in 1887 he attended school in Rouen and developed
an interest in art from an early age.

2. This perhaps explains why it was Duchamp, more
than any other modern artist, who revolutionized
thinking about art.
Duchamp became famous for creating art
works that,
at a certain level, could have been produced
by anyone.

3. Marcel Duchamp can be considered an early
Cubist.
But Marcel Duchamp’s modernity disturbed even the
Cubists.

4. Read more about Duchamp on my blog.
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