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Walther König, Köln

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Boxed, 14.75 x 14.75 in. / 69 replicas and printed reproductions.

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Catalog: SPRING 2016 p. 11   

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ISBN 9783863355180 SDNR30
List Price: $240.00 CAD $335.00

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Marcel Duchamp: Boîte-en-valise (or of Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Selavy)

Edited by Mathieu Mercier.

Marcel Duchamp: Boîte-en-valise (or of Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Selavy)

"Everything important that I have done can be put into a little suitcase," Duchamp said in 1952: finally that suitcase is available to all

One of the most important and enigmatic pieces of modernist art, "Boîte-en-valise" (Box in a Valise) was assembled by Marcel Duchamp between 1935 and 1941. The portable suitcase contains "the sum of his artistic work" up to that point. Perhaps in premonition of the coming war, and over years without a fixed address, Duchamp reproduced his work in a format that enabled him to easily transport his "complete works" at any time. Though the artist eventually made 300 copies of his box, many are behind glass in museums and private collections.

This is the first ever reinterpretation of the legendary book-object, conceptualized by French artist Mathieu Mercier and now available to a broader audience. At once a work in and of itself, and a reproduction in the Duchampian spirit, this miniature museum contains 69 reproductions of Duchamp's most celebrated creations, including the famous "Fountain," Nude Descending a Staircase" and the "Large Glass." Mercier has reproduced the bulk of the contents of Duchamp's original box in paper form, designing everything to scale. Playful and accessible, the "Boîte" reflects Duchamp's desire to display his works outside the museum and gallery system.

Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968) studied painting in Paris. In 1912 he exhibited his controversial "Nude Descending a Staircase," and by 1913 he had abandoned traditional painting and drawing for more experimental forms, including mechanical drawings, studies and notations. In 1914 he introduced his readymades. Duchamp became associated with the Dada movement in Paris and in New York, where he settled permanently in 1942.


PRAISE AND REVIEWS

Essential Homme

Omar Nasir

From the inaccessible realm of the museum to the living room of any onlooker, Mercier's work is a liberation of one of pop culture's finest cult figures.

Marcel Duchamp: Boîte-en-valise (or of Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Selavy)

STATUS: Out of stock

Temporarily out of stock pending additional inventory.

FROM THE ARTBOOK BLOG

CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 7/1/2023

Museum Store of the Month: Philadelphia Museum of Art Store

Museum Store of the Month: Philadelphia Museum of Art Store

As devout book people, imagine how much we love the Philadelphia Museum of Art Store, which has not one but five unique outposts within the museum—from the expansive Frank Gehry-designed Main, American Gallery and Design Stores, to the currently on-view Judith Joy Ross Exhibition Store and the Rodin Museum Shop across the street.
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FROM THE ARTBOOK BLOG

DAN NADEL | DATE 1/15/2016

Best of 2016: Dan Nadel Shares his Forthcoming Favorites

Best of 2016: Dan Nadel Shares his Forthcoming Favorites

What follows is a highly personal list of the books I’m most excited about on our Spring ’16 list. These are the books I will rave about to customers and covet for myself.
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FROM THE ARTBOOK BLOG

CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 7/1/2023

Museum Store of the Month: Philadelphia Museum of Art Store

Museum Store of the Month: Philadelphia Museum of Art Store

As devout book people, imagine how much we love the Philadelphia Museum of Art Store, which has not one but five unique outposts within the museum—from the expansive Frank Gehry-designed Main, American Gallery and Design Stores, to the currently on-view Judith Joy Ross Exhibition Store and the Rodin Museum Shop across the street.
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FROM THE ARTBOOK BLOG

CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 7/28/2020

On Marcel Duchamp's birthday, a spectacular treat

On Marcel Duchamp's birthday, a spectacular treat

Today we're celebrating the birth of Marcel Duchamp, July 28, 1887, with a fresh shipment of Boîte-en-valise, the exquisitely made facsimile reinterpretation of Duchamp's famous "Box in a Valise"—more commonly known as his museum in a suitcase—originally produced between 1935 and 1941 in an edition of 300. Originally housed in a leather suitcase with 69 replicated miniature artworks at scale—including such seminal pieces as "Fountain," "Nude Descending a Staircase" and the "Large Glass"—this new edition from editor Mathieu Mercier is one of our most highly sought-after limited editions—back in stock and already rare. Stock is limited, alas. continue to blog


FROM THE ARTBOOK BLOG

CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 3/26/2016

Massimiliano Gioni & Calvin Tomkins Launch 'Marcel Duchamp: Boîte-en-valise' at 192 Books

Massimiliano Gioni & Calvin Tomkins Launch 'Marcel Duchamp: Boîte-en-valise' at 192 Books

Tuesday, March 29 at 7 PM, 192 Books presents noted curator, contemporary art critic and New Museum Artistic Director Massimiliano Gioni in conversation with New Yorker art critic and Duchamp biographer Calvin Tomkins in celebration of the exquisite new interactive limited edition, Marcel Duchamp: Boîte-en-valise (or of Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Selavy) 1968, aka Duchamp's “Museum in a Box.” Don't miss this historical discussion between two of New York's great Duchamp authorities. This edition is sold out elsewhere.
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Marcel Duchamp and the Lure of the Copy

MARCEL DUCHAMP AND THE LURE OF THE COPY

Marsilio Arte

ISBN: 9791254631386
USD $35.00
| CAD $50 UK £ 30

Pub Date: 6/4/2024
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Marcel Duchamp

MARCEL DUCHAMP

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783753303284
USD $95.00
| CAD $137

Pub Date: 3/25/2025
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Marcel Duchamp: Inventing the Presence

MARCEL DUCHAMP: INVENTING THE PRESENCE

Hatje Cantz

ISBN: 9783775747295
USD $35.00
| CAD $49

Pub Date: 12/15/2020
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Marcel Duchamp: Richard Mutt’s Fountain

MARCEL DUCHAMP: RICHARD MUTT’S FOUNTAIN

Verlag für moderne Kunst

ISBN: 9783903320246
USD $25.00
| CAD $35

Pub Date: 9/15/2020
Active | In stock


Marcel Duchamp

MARCEL DUCHAMP

Hauser & Wirth Publishers

ISBN: 9783906915517
USD $125.00
| CAD $172

Pub Date: 12/14/2021
Active | In stock


Marcel Duchamp

MARCEL DUCHAMP

Hatje Cantz

ISBN: 9783775743723
USD $29.95
| CAD $39.95

Pub Date: 2/27/2018
Active | Out of stock


Marcel Duchamp: Porte-bouteilles

MARCEL DUCHAMP: PORTE-BOUTEILLES

Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac

ISBN: 9782910055745
USD $45.00
| CAD $60

Pub Date: 8/22/2017
Active | Out of stock


Marcel Duchamp: Boîte-en-valise (or of Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Selavy)

MARCEL DUCHAMP: BOîTE-EN-VALISE (OR OF MARCEL DUCHAMP OR RROSE SELAVY)

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783863355180
USD $240.00
| CAD $335

Pub Date: 3/22/2016
Active | Out of stock


Marcel Duchamp: Étant donnés

MARCEL DUCHAMP: ÉTANT DONNéS

Moderne Kunst Nürnberg

ISBN: 9783869845005
USD $25.00
| CAD $34.5

Pub Date: 11/30/2014
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Marcel Duchamp: Pharmacie

MARCEL DUCHAMP: PHARMACIE

Moderne Kunst Nürnberg

ISBN: 9783869844657
USD $25.00
| CAD $34.5

Pub Date: 4/30/2014
Active | Out of stock


Marcel Duchamp at the Age of 85

MARCEL DUCHAMP AT THE AGE OF 85

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783863353322
USD $29.95
| CAD $39.95

Pub Date: 2/28/2014
Active | In stock


Marcel Duchamp: The Afternoon Interviews

MARCEL DUCHAMP: THE AFTERNOON INTERVIEWS

Badlands Unlimited

ISBN: 9781936440399
USD $16.00
| CAD $23

Pub Date: 2/28/2013
Active | In stock


The Indefinite Duchamp

THE INDEFINITE DUCHAMP

Hatje Cantz

ISBN: 9783775734141
USD $40.00
| CAD $54

Pub Date: 4/30/2013
Active | Out of stock


Marcel Duchamp: 1° La Chute D’eau

MARCEL DUCHAMP: 1° LA CHUTE D’EAU

Moderne Kunst Nürnberg

ISBN: 9783869843285
USD $25.00
| CAD $34.5

Pub Date: 4/30/2013
Active | Out of stock


Marcel Duchamp and the Forestay Waterfall

MARCEL DUCHAMP AND THE FORESTAY WATERFALL

JRP|Ringier

ISBN: 9783037641569
USD $39.95
| CAD $53.95 UK £ 24

Pub Date: 1/31/2011
Active | In stock


Looking through Duchamp’s Door

LOOKING THROUGH DUCHAMP’S DOOR

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783865606051
USD $49.95
| CAD $67.5

Pub Date: 2/28/2010
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