Artibus et Historiae no. 13 (VII)
1986, ISSN 0391-9064Up
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JINDŘICH CHALUPECKÝ - The Ready-Mades of Duchamp and Theory of Symbol
The ready-mades of Duchamp are not provocations, as frequently supposed, but ultimate consequence of his effort to deprive the work of all sensual attractivity and concentrate it to its meaning. They are in the tradition of romantic conception of the symbol and of romantic irony as well.