Duchamp: A Biography

New Yorker art columnist Tomkins credist Duchamp as a major inspiration for conceptualism, Pop, minimalism and kinetic, Earth, video and multimedia art... In recreating Duchamp´s artistic circles and friendships with Man Ray, Francis Picabia, Brancusi, Apollinarie, Breton and others, Tomkins delivers a feast of high gossip and momentous art history in an enjoyable biography that pins down its elusive subject.