Marcel Duchamps Fountain: One Hundred Years Later [Hardcover]

This book marks the centenary of Marcel Duchamps Fountain by critically re-examining the established interpretation of the work. It introduces a new methodological approach to art-historical practice rooted in a revised understanding of Lacan, Freud and Slavoj }i~ek. In weaving an alternative narrative, Kilroy shows us that not only has Fountain been fundamentally misunderstood but that this very misunderstanding is central to the works significance. The author brings together Duchamps own statements to argue Fountains verdict was strategically stage-managed by the artist in order to expose the underlying logic of its reception, what he terms The Creative Act. This book will be of interest to a broad range of readers, including art historians, psychoanalysts, scholars and art enthusiasts interested in visual culture and ideological critique.

1. Chapter 1  ?tant donn?s: 1? la chute d'eau / 2? le gaz d'?clairage.- 2. Part I Reopening The Richard Mutt Case: Fountain in 2017. Chapter 2  Art History and Psychoanalysis Today.- 3. Chapter 3  Duchamp with Lacan through }i~ek.- 4. Part II  Revisiting the Crime Scene: Fountains Reception. Chapter 4  Art Historian as Analyst as Detective.- 5. Chapter 5  The Facts and Curious Features of the Case.- 6. Part III Retracing the Crime: Fountain Stripped Bare. Chapter 6  The Artist.- 7. Chapter 7  The Onlooker.- 8. Chapter 8 The Spectator.- 9. Chapter 9  Tasty Affairs.- 10. Part IV Resolving the Crime: Fountains Legacy.&nbl3&