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Duchamp's Bride Stripped Bare: The Meaning of the Large Glass-Part II.

Authors :
Burnham, Jack
Source :
Arts Magazine (00044059); Apr72, Vol. 46 Issue 6, p41-45, 5p
Publication Year :
1972

Abstract

The article offers information on the aesthetic device called the Chocolate Grinder in a painting which functions as a dialectical program. Its revolving rollers determine the devolution of the triadic structure controlling nonobjective art. The nickled chassis reminds that iron, which is described as the Alchemical metal of lust and blind carving, is an underlying element of the machine.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00044059
Volume :
46
Issue :
6
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Arts Magazine (00044059)
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
28119351