The Bride and the Bachelors at Barbican

Merce Cunningham in Walkaround Time, Merce Cunningham & Jasper Johns, 1968. Copyright: 1972 by James Klosty

Overview

As part of its new season Dancing Around Duchamp, the Barbican Art Gallery is hosting this major exhibition to explore the legendary French artist's impact on composer John Cage, dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham, and visual artists Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns.

Often cited as being the father of conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp radically altered what we think of as art by employing humour and creating works from everyday objects.  

The show brings together 23 works by Duchamp, including his most celebrated work The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, and Nude Descending a Staircase No 2 which was ridiculed by the US media when it was first displayed at the New York Armory Show of 1913.

Also on display are more than 40 paintings by Johns and Rauschenberg, as well as pre-recorded music by Cage and a live Cunningham performance.

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14 Feb - 09 Jun 2013 Mon, Tue, Fri - Sun 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM; Wed 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Thu 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Barbican Art Gallery

Level G, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS

Barbican Art Gallery is in City - Bank & Liverpool St, Central London
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