Art Slice - A Palatable Serving of Art History

17: Maria Martins ;) Marcel Duchamp - The Impossible 1946 & Étant donnés 1946 - 1966


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Stephanie and Russell are back with a full serving and boy, it is piping hot.

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Stephanie and Russell are back (!) to discuss two prolific artists who were opposites in many ways: one was wealthy, one was not; one was cold, one was hot; one is well-known in Art History, one is not.

Marcel Duchamp is considered hugely influential to changing modern painting and sculpture through his contributions to Dada, Surrealism, eventually inspiring Pop Art. 

Maria Martins, a pioneering Brazilian sculptor making bold, sexy, and surreal works the art world had yet to see in the 1940s, is rarely ever mentioned in Modern Art History despite exhibiting with the Surrealists or she is merely mentioned as “Marcel Duchamp’s mistress” (which is incorrect).

Their paths crossed in the 1940s New York City art scene, where they mingled and fell in love, leading them to pursue an unexpected fiery romance that had a lasting and fascinating impact on their lives, their artwork, and ultimately, Art History.

Stephanie and Russell discuss elements of their relationship through Maria Martin’s The Impossible III (1946) and Marcel Duchamps’ “Etants Donnes” (1946 -1966).

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