Duchamp on Tape: The Janis Family Interviews

One of the towering figures of 20th-century art holds forth on his controversial life and career in a previously unpublished set of interviews

Over six sessions between September 1951 and November 1952, Marcel Duchamp sat down with collectors and gallerists Harriet and Sidney Janis for a wide-ranging conversation about his inspirations and working processes, and his many opinions on the workings of the modern art world and its histories. The Janises, owners of the influential Sidney Janis Ga...