Marcel Duchamp, Boîte-en-valise, (Series B 1941, containing 68 items), Portable miniature monograph, mixed media, 15.4 x 13.8 x 3.1 inches. Collection of Kimberly Klosterman and Michael Lowe, L2007.66

LOUISVILLE, KY.- The Speed Art Museum is excited to present to Louisville an exhibition of Marcel Duchamp: Marcel, Marcel, on view through February 17, 2008.
Assembled between 1935-41, Boîte-en-valise is a "traveling museum" of 69 works by Duchamp that includes Fountain, Large Glass, Broyeuse de chocolat, Why Not Sneeze Rose Sélavy, Tu m', Paris Air, Pliant de voyage, 3 Stoppages Etalon, Bride, Comb, and others. Duchamp said he wanted "to reproduce the paintings and the objects [he] liked and collect them in a space as small as possible." However, the traveling museum of miniature reproductions is not as simple as the artist would have us at first believe. Juxtaposing two versions of Boîte-en-valise, this exhibition investigates the complexity of Duchamp's thinking and reflects upon the notions of authenticity and uniqueness in the work of art. Admission is free.
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