Tag: Marcel Duchamp

Painter Ryan Hewett’s Preview Exhibition at Unit London

A glimpse at the eerie, impressive work from the South African portrait artist

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By Joanna Della-Ragione Muted color palettes, thick impasto and distorted features are all common elements of Ryan Hewett’s recent work, marking a new direction for the South African painter. Best known for his iconic portraits of notable figures from Winston Churchill to Warhol’s poster girl Edie Sedgwick, Hewett describes his week-long preview show at Unit London as a “stepping stone—traversing past, present and future.” The …

The Duchamp Dictionary

An authoritative, alphabetically arranged exploration of the artist's life and work

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The controversy and academic analysis surrounding the work of French-American painter Marcel Duchamp remains a focal point in art history circles. With Thomas Girst‘s new alphabetically arranged exploration of the artist—”The Duchamp Dictionary“—it has never been easier to gain insight into the man’s life and work. Coinciding with multiple global exhibitions celebrating the 100th anniversary of Duchamp’s “the readymade” (ordinary objects that he would select, …