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Hans Richter

Marcel Duchamp in Southbury as "Venus Stepping Out of a Mussel", ca. 1955-1958

Description

Maker

Hans Richter, 1888-1976, American

Title

Marcel Duchamp in Southbury as "Venus Stepping Out of a Mussel"

Year

ca. 1955-1958

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

23.8 x 16 cm (9 3/8 x 6 5/16 inches) (plate)

Type

Credit

Museum Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2003.13

Exhibition History

Facing Artists

February 27 - July 31, 2009

Painter, filmmaker, theorist, and writer Hans Richter shot this portrait of fellow Dada artist Marcel Duchamp (French, 1887–1968) during the filming of 8x8, a nonsensical performance of characters playing the roles of chess pieces shot in Southbury, Connecticut. The title seems to reference Botticelli’s Birth of Venus,
but it also alludes to Duchamp’s play with gender roles, best known in his enactment of his female alter ego, Rose Sélavy.

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