The Bride and the Bachelors Exhibition: Duchamp

The Bride and the Bachelors Exhibition: Duchamp with Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg and Johns

As part of our Art and Design Theory module we have analysed many influential art and design manifestos, written in the 20^th Century.

The first manifesto which I researched into was “Dada Excites Everything” by Tristan Tzara and others. The manifesto portrays the Dada art movement, which occurred at the end of WWI.

One if the artists that contributed to the Dada art movement was Marcel Duchamp, with his series of ready-mades. 

We attended the exhibition on 27^th February, which showcased some of Duchamp’s work, as well as other like-minded artists. 

As photographs were not allowed to be taken inside of the exhibition, the images below illustrate some of the artwork that was shown:

“Fountain” One of Duchamps chosen objects for his ready-mades.

The Bride Stripped Bare by her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass) 1915- 23

Bicycle Wheel, Marcel Duchamp, 1951

Overall, the exhibition was very eye-opening and educational to be able to see the objects in person, and to be able to apply the theory behind them. Although at times understanding the full meaning behind each object was difficult to comprehend, the context of the Dada manifesto, and other previous research allowed me to appreciate what was being shown.