rdquo;Marcel Duchamp; one of this centurys pioneer artists; moved his work through the retinal boundaries which had been established with impressionism into t field with impressionism into t field where language; thought and vision act upon one another; There it changed form through a complex interplay of new mental and physical materials; heralding many of the technical; mental and visual details to be found in more recent art...In the 1920s Duchamp gave up; quit painting. He allowed; perhaps encouraged; the attendant mythology. One thought of his decision; his willing this stopping. Yet on one occasion; he said it was not like that. He spoke of breaking a leg. You dont mean to do it; he said.The Large Glass. A greenhouse for his intuition. Erotic machinery; the Bride; held in a see-through cage—a Hilarious Picture. Its cross references of sight and thought; the changing focus of the eyes and mind; give fresh sense to the time and space we occupy; negate any concern with art as transportation. No end is in view in this fragment of a new perspective. In the end you lose interest; so I didnt feel the necessity to finish it.He declared that he wanted to kill art (for myself) but his persistent attempts to destroy frames of reference altered our thinking; established new units of thought; a new thought for that object.The art community feels Duchamps presence and his absence. He has changed the condition of being here.rdquo;--Jasper Johns; from Marcel Duchamp: An Appreciation
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. simple or easy reference. Poor photography mixed with diagrams from the ...By LittleledfootFor any designer that has been incorporating ADA over the last 20 years or just wanting to get a basic understanding ; this book is not a clean; simple or easy reference. Poor photography mixed with diagrams from the actual ADA handbook loosely cover the requirements. The book is zoned by project types (maybe someone else mentioned this and I missed it reading some reviews before purchase) but it seems to randomly pick pieces and parts to apply when it is important to understand it all applies to a true; universal design. I picked this up thinking it would help cover some highlights between the old and the new but not the case. I cannot recommend this book - not for beginners because I see it as dangerously misleading nor for those with experience.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Customergreat!1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. still too legaleseBy Leslie LevyI was hoping for a book that gave the common-sense thinking that goes into accessible design. This is a clearly written; plain-language restatement of the ADA regulations; not what I was seeking.