Marcel Duchamp: A Selective Bibliography

The following was originally intended to be a comprehensive bibliography of Duchamp; in particular, the compiler had hoped to present a virtually all-inclusive listing of the secondary literature. However, as work proceeded, it became clear that such a comprehensive bibliography was no longer pos sible within the confines of an appendix to a larger publication. The produc tion of books and articles on Duchamp has increased dramatically since 1968, having grown not only as a result of the re-evaluation of life and oeuvre which is to be expected after any artist's death, but also in response to developments unique to Duchamp. These developments include the surfac ing of Duchamp's final masterpiece Etant donnés in 1969, the mounting of major retrospective exhibitions in 1974, 1977, and 1984, and Duchamp's emergence as the seminal influence on contemporary art since the 1960s. The result is that a comprehensive Duchamp bibliography would now re quire a separate publication. The compiler hopes that such a monograph will be the ultimate result of his work on this project. In the meantime, wha