Marcel Duchamp's Fountain

Zusatztext

This book marks the centenary of Marcel Duchamp¿s<i> Fountain </i>by critically re-examining the established interpretation of the work. It introduces a new methodological approach to art-historical practice rooted in a revised understanding of Lacan, Freud and Slavoj ¿i¿ek. In weaving an alternative narrative, Kilroy shows us that not only has <i>Fountain</i> been fundamentally misunderstood but that this very misunderstanding is central to the work¿s significance. The author brings together Duchamp¿s own statements to argue <i>Fountain</i>¿s verdict was strategically stage-managed by the artist in order to expose the underlying logic of its reception, what he terms `The Creative Act.¿ This book will be of interest to a broad range of readers, including art historians, psychoanalysts, scholars and art enthusiasts interested in visual culture and ideological critique.

Autorenportrait

<p><b>Robert Thomas Kilroy </b>is Lecturer of Art History and Applied Foreign Languages at University Paris Sorbonne, Abu Dhabi.</p>

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