30 OCTOBER
2012
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21 JANUARY
2013

DANCING AROUND THE BRIDE: CAGE, CUNNINGHAM, JOHNS, RAUSCHENBERG, AND DUCHAMP

PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, PHILADELPHIA

Bride

MARCEL DUCHAMP, 1912

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Marcel Duchamp, American (born France), 1887 – 1968. Oil on canvas, 35 1/4 x 21 7/8 inches (89.5 x 55.6cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950. © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris/Succession Marcel Duchamp

The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass)

MARCEL DUCHAMP, 1915-23

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Marcel Duchamp, American (born France), 1887 – 1968. Oil, varnish, lead foil, lead wire, and dust on two glass panels, 109 1/4 x 70 x 3 3/8 inches (277.5 x 177.8 x 8.6 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, Bequest of Katherine S. Dreier, 1952. © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ ADAGP, Paris/Succession Marcel Duchamp

Not Wanting to Say Anything about Marcel

JOHN CAGE, 1969

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John Cage, American, 1912-1992. Plexigram (comprising eight silk screened plexiglas panels and one walnut base), 14 x 20 x 1/8 inches (35.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm; Base: 36 13/16 x 61 x 1 7/8 inches (93.5 x 154.9 x 4.8 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art. © The John Cage Trust

Dancer Carolyn Brown in Walkaround Time

JAMES KLOSTY, 1968

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Choreography by Merce Cunningham, American, 1919-2009. Stage set and costumes by Jasper Johns, American, b. 1930. Photograph © 1972 by James Klosty

Merce Cunningham in Walkaround Time

JAMES KLOSTY, 1968

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Choreography by Merce Cunningham, American, 1919-2009. Stage set and costumes by Jasper Johns, American, b. 1930. Photograph © 1972 by James Klosty

Painted Bronze

JASPER JOHNS, 1960

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Jasper Johns, American b. 1930. Bronze and oil paint, each: 5 5/8 x 8 x 4 5/8 inches (14.3 x 20.3 x 11.7 x 20.3 cm). Collection of the artist. © Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Dancers on a Plane

JASPER JOHNS, 1979

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Jasper Johns, American, b. 1930. Oil on canvas with objects, 77 7/8 x 64 inches (197.8 x 162.6 cm). Collection of the artist. © Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Trophy II (for Teeny and Marcel Duchamp)

ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG, 1961

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Robert Rauschenberg, American, 1925-2008. Combine painting: oil, charcoal, paper, fabric, printed paper, printed reproductions, sheet metal, and metal spring on seven canvases, with chain, spoon, and water-filled plastic drinking glass on wood; 90 x 108 x 5 inches (228.6 x 274.3 x 12.7 cm). Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. © Estate of Robert Rauschenberg/Licensed by VAGA, New York

Express

ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG, 1963

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Robert Rauschenberg, American, 1925-2008. Oil and silkscreened ink on canvas, 72 x 120 inches (182.9 x 304.8 cm). Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. © Estate of Robert Rauschenberg/Licensed by VAGA, New York

Pocket Chess Set

MARCEL DUCHAMP, 1943

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Marcel Duchamp, American (born France), 1887 – 1968. Leather, celluloid, and pins, 6 5/16 x 4 1/8 inches (16 x 10.5 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950. © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ ADAGP, Paris/Succession Marcel Duchamp