Daft about Duchamp: the Bride and the Bachelors at the Barbican – in pictures

Friday, 15 Feb 2013

A new exhibition in London explores Marcel Duchamp's influence on four men: Jasper Johns, John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg and Merce Cunningham. The Bride and the Bachelors show – the title a nod to one of Duchamp's most influential works – combines art, dance, music, theatre and film in one space, all deftly arranged by French artist Philippe Parreno. It runs until 9 June

Gallery

Barbican: Marcel Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase (No.2), 1912 — **Marcel Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase, No 2 (1912)**
The Bride and the Bachelors exhibition comes 100 years after Duchamp unveiled his painting to a scandalised New York audience, an event now regarded as the US's introduction to modern art Photograph: Sucession Marcel Duchamp, 2013, ADAGP/Paris, DACS/London

Barbican: Marcel Duchamp, Fountain, 1950 (replica of 1917 original) — **Duchamp's famous Fountain (1950, a replica of the 1917 original)** Photograph: Succession Marcel Duchamp, 2013, ADAGP/Paris, DACS/London

Barbican: Five-way portrait of Marcel Duchamp from 1917 — Portrait of Marcel Duchamp, taken at the Broadway Photo Shop in New York (1917) Photograph: Succession Marcel Duchamp, 2013 ADAGP/Paris, DACS/London

Barbican: Jasper Johns, Dancers on a Plane, 1979 — **Jasper Johns, Dancers On a Plane (1979)** Photograph: Jasper Johns/VAGA, New York/DACS, London 2013

Barbican: Jasper Johns, Painted Bronze, 1960 — **Jasper Johns, Painted Bronze (1960)**
Photograph: Jasper Johns/VAGA, New York/DACS, London 2013 Photograph: Jasper Johns/VAGA, New York/DACS, London 2013

Barbican: Robert Rauschenberg, Minutiae, 1967 (replica of 1954 original) — **Robert Rauschenberg, Minutiae (1967, a replica of the 1954 original)** Photograph: The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. DACS London /VAGA New York 2013

Barbican: Marcel Duchamp, The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors — **Marcel Duchamp's The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even (1991-92, a replica of the 1915-23 original)**
This piece, more commonly known as Large Glass, captivated Merce Cunningham, whose choreography was shot through with references to Duchamp Photograph: Moderna Museet, Stockolm

Barbican: A dancer leaps infront of visitors and artworks in the Barbican — Dancers interpret **a work by Merce Cunningham**. The choreographer's 1968 piece, Walkaround Time, was a direct homage to Marcel Duchamp Photograph: Piero Cruciatti/Barcroft Media

Barbican: Merce Cunningham from Antic Meet, 1958 — A 1958 portrait of Merce Cunningham Photograph: Richard Rutledge/Merce Cunningham Trust

Barbican: Dancers perform a work by choreographer Merce Cunningham — Dancers perform Merce Cunningham, who once said of Duchamp: 'Marcel always gave one the sense of a human being who is ever calm' Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Barbican: Dancers perform a piece by choreographer Merce Cunningham — Dancers perform among works by Marcel Duchamp, John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. The show's creator, French artist Philippe Parreno, drew on all five greats for inspiration Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Barbican: John Cage preparing a piano, c.1964 — John Cage preparing a piano in the mid-60s. At the Barbican exhibition, Disklavier pianos are placed around the gallery, each playing one of Cage's compositions Photograph: The John Cage Trust

Barbican: John Cage, Strings 1-20, 1980 Private Collection — **John Cage's Strings 1-20 (1980)**
Cage once said: 'I can't get along without Duchamp. I literally believe Duchamp made it possible for us to live as we do' Photograph: The John Cage Trust

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