Duchamp to Pop

Many of the twentieth century’s greatest artists were influenced by one pivotal figure: Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968). 

Duchamp to Pop uses the Norton Simon Museum’s collection and rich archives from two seminal exhibitions —New Painting of Common Objects from 1962 and Marcel Duchamp Retrospective from 1963— to illustrate Duchamp’s potent influence on Pop Art and the artists Andy Warhol, Jim Dine, Ed Ruscha and others.

Exhibition overview from Museum website

Whether or not you go, Marcel Duchamp: Boîte-en-valise (or of Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Selavy) is the first-ever reinterpretation of DuChamp's legendary book-object. This version contains the bulk of the contents of Duchamp's original Boîte-en-valise in paper form, all designed to scale. One of the most important and enigmatic pieces of modernist art, the original Boîte-en-valise was assembled by Marcel Duchamp between 1935 and 1941. The portable suitcase contains "the sum of his artistic work" up to that point. Perhaps in premonition of the coming war, and over years without a fixed address, Duchamp reproduced his work in a format that enabled him to easily transport his "complete works" at any time. Though the artist eventually made 300 copies of his box, many are behind glass in museums and private collections. This is the first-ever reinterpretation of the legendary book-object, conceptualized by French artist Mathieu Mercier and now available to a broader audience. At once a work in and of itself, and a reproduction in the Duchampian spirit, this miniature museum contains 81 reproductions of Duchamp's most celebrated creations, including the famous "Fountain," "Nude Descending a Staircase" and the "Large Glass." Mercier has reproduced the bulk of the contents of Duchamp's original box in paper form, designing everything to scale. Playful and accessible, the "Boîte" reflects Duchamp's desire to display his works outside the museum and gallery system.