MANUAL OF INSTRUCTIONS ÉTANT DONNÉS

This facsimile of Marcel Duchamps Manual of Instructions was prepared by the artist for the disassembly of Étant donnés in his New York studio and its reassembly at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The manual has had far-reaching ramifications for the study of Éta nt donnés and Duchamp. Illustrated with 116 black-and-white Polaroids taken by the artist and 35 pages of his handwritten notes and sketches, the revised edition includes a new essay by Michael R. Taylor on the pivotal importance of the manual to an understanding of Duchamps ...[Read more]