If only America would realize that the art of Europe is finished - dead - and that America is the country of the art of the future, instead of trying to base everything she does on European traditions! Marcel Duchamp americaartbase share on social
What art is, in reality, is this missing link, not the links which exist. It's not what you see that is art; art is the gap. Marcel Duchamp artexistgap Change image and share on social
I like living, breathing better than working... Each second, each breath is a work which is inscribed nowhere, which is neither visual nor cerebral. It's a kind of constant euphoria. Marcel Duchamp breathbreathecerebral Change image and share on social
I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art in its social position. Marcel Duchamp artbeautychess Change image and share on social
My Ready-Mades have nothing to do with the 'objet trouve' because the so-called 'found object' is completely directed by personal taste. Personal taste decides that this is a beautiful object and is unique. Marcel Duchamp beautifulcallcompletely share on social
I really had no program or any established plan. I didn't even ask myself if I should sell my paintings or not. Marcel Duchamp establishpaintingplan Change image and share on social
I would have to think about it for two or three months before I decided to do something which would have meaning. And it would have to be more than just an impression or pleasure. I would need an objective, a meaning. That is the only thing that could help me. Marcel Duchamp decideimpressionmean share on social
Art is a habit-forming drug. Art has absolutely no existence as veracity, as truth. People always speak of it with this great, religious reverence, but why should it be so revered? Marcel Duchamp absolutelyartdrug Change image and share on social
There was an incident, in 1912, which 'gave me a turn,' so to speak: when I brought the 'Nude Descending a Staircase' to the Independants, and they asked me to withdraw it before the opening. Marcel Duchamp askbringdescend Change image and share on social
The word 'art' interests me very much. If it comes from Sanskrit, as I've heard, it signifies 'making.' Now everyone makes something, and those who make things on a canvas with a frame, they're called artists. Formerly, they were called craftsmen, a term I prefer. We're all craftsmen, in civilian or military or artistic life. Marcel Duchamp artartistartistic share on social