Dust Breeding
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Dust Breeding
Artwork Details
Artist/Maker
Man Ray
American, 1890–1976
American, 1890–1976
Date
1920
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Accession #
1984.223
Dimensions
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Location
Currently Not on View
Description
A fixture of Surrealist and Dadaist circles in Paris, Man Ray was a close friend and collaborator of fellow artist Marcel Duchamp. At his friend’s request, Man Ray photographed Duchamp’s sculpture The Large Glass after it had collected a year’s worth of dust in storage while Duchamp was in New York. Taken from an elevated perspective and with part of the sculpture cropped out, the photograph transcends mere documentation by removing any sense of scale. The modestly sized artwork is transformed into an expansive otherworldly landscape.
Credit
Purchase with funds from Georgia-Pacific CorporationImage Copyright
(c) 2019 Man Ray Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris