Tag Archives: Marcel Duchamp
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With a Bent Ruler in Three Dimensions: Man Ray Unredacted
1December 26, 2025 by tsk2001
Off a room of Greek art of the fifth century B.C., beckoning like a glowing black abyss, is the Met’s Man …
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Young Hares Secured Against Cherry Trees: Bretonian Questions Abound
Leave a commentDecember 17, 2025 by tsk2001
I was in Philly on the weekend to see Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100. And of course to pay homage to …
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Reconfiguring Breton’s “Free Union”: In the Ear of the Behearer
2August 16, 2025 by tsk2001
Is André Breton’s list poem, “Free Union,” the French precursor of Ginsberg’s “Howl”? Well, no, or perhaps it is, but …
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The Duchamp Haikus: Art Eats the Spectator
Leave a commentAugust 6, 2025 by tsk2001
There was a time some years ago when BTR had a sideline in poetic assemblage, known as Squotations: strict 5-7-5 …
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Étant Donné: BTR-Image
1July 31, 2025 by tsk2001
The Duchamp birthday post of July 28 included a spontaneous and very brief image prompt: “Marcel Duchamp blowing out the candles …
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Prose Poem (On Marcel Duchamp’s Birthday)
1July 28, 2025 by tsk2001
It’s July 28. Something must be run through BTR to celebrate this hallowed occasion. I ask Chat for poets who …
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The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Tilapia, Even
Leave a commentJuly 25, 2025 by tsk2001
Below is a detail of a handball court wall, taken locally on the usual park walk. I later realized what I …
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Pledging the Stochastic, Ekphrastic Beat Allegiance
Leave a commentJune 21, 2025 by tsk2001
A further experiment with the photo I call Readymade: In Advance of Jasper Johns’ Broken Arm (seen below). I upload …
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