The Artwork Caught by the Tail: Francis Picabia and Dada in Paris by Baker, George - 2007

The MIT Press, 0000-00-00. First Edition. hardcover. Used:Good.

Cambridge MA: The MIT Press. 1sr. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright gold foil dust wrapper, 476 pages. The artist Francis Picabia -- notorious dandy, bon vivant, painter, poet, filmmaker, and polemicist -- has emerged as the Dadaist with postmodern appeal, and one of the most enigmatic forces behind the enigma that was Dada. In this first book in English to focus on Picabia's work in Paris during the Dada years, art historian and critic George Baker reimagines Dada through Picabia's eyes. Such reimagining involves a new account of the readymade -- Marcel Duchamp's anti-art invention, which opened fine art to mass culture and the commodity. But in Picabia's hands, Baker argues, the Dada readymade aimed to reinvent art rather than destroy it. Picabia's readymade opened art not just to the commodity, but to the larger world from which the commodity stems: the fluid sea of capital and money that transforms all objects and experiences in its wake. The book thus tells the story of a… Read More

The MIT Press, 2007-09-21. Hardcover. Good.

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Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. An October Book. Expedited or International shipping may cost more.

Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2007. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket., no flaws or wear, clean, no markings, tight binding. appears unused.; english text. an october book.; xvii-476pp., b/w illustrations. among the very few books in english on francis picabia.. First Edition /First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

MIT Press, 2007. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1350grams, ISBN:9780262026185

MIT Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2007. Hardback. 026202618X . Metallic dust jacket bright, minimal creasing at top-edge, slight superifical scratching on each panel, lightly sunned down spine; Black cloth boards a touch dusty toward head, sharp corners, gilt lettering bright; Pages crisp, no ownership marks, B&W figures in text; Binding tight. ; October Books; 7.5 x 9.25"; 475 pages .