Marcel Duchamp was a French artist born in 1887 who came from a successful family in business and arts. He was inspired by chess and cubism to experiment with depicting motion in abstract paintings, such as his controversial work Nude Descending a Staircase. While some saw this as poking fun at cubist art, Duchamp influenced many architects with his exploration of possibilities in form.

1. MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887–1968)

2.  BORN IN A TOWN IN NORTHWESERN FRANCE.
 FAMIY WAS SUCCESSFUL IN BUSINESS AND ARTS.
 CHESS WAS HIS FAVOURITE GAME; EXPLORE POSSIBILITES IN CUBISM.
 IN 1912, INSPIRED TECHNIQUE OF DEPICTING MOTION-ABSTRACT PAINTING. EXAMPLE :
NUDE DECENDING A STAIRCASE.
 MEMBERS OF JURY FELT THAT DUCHAMP WAS POKING FUN AT CUBIST ART.
 Not and architect, but many architects influenced by his work and
incorporated his ideas in their practice.

4.  The only works that could be
termed „architectural‟ for which
he was responsible, the door and
room of Étant Donnés and the
door that is neither open nor
closed, would hardly elevate
Duchamp to the status of a guru
in contemporary architecture on
their own.
 he worked on Étant donnés from
1946 to 1966

5.  In 1919, Duchamp drew mostache and goatee graffti-
style on a postcard of the mona lisa and added the
caption “l.h.o.q.q- pronounced in French “sh eis hot in
ass”.
 It quickly became an icon of the international dada
movement

6. Duchamp‟s family grave in rouen

7. Presentation by-
Tausif khan
Dilshaz mehtar