After 1923 Duchamp actually left art and devoted himself to playing chess, art critic and literary activities. Together with Katherina Dreier he founded the "Société anonyme" for the propagation of modern art in America; preference was given to anti-traditional, cubist, futurist and dadaist works. From 1942 to 1944, together with [[Max Ernst]] and [[André Breton]], he edited the surrealist periodical "VVV", in New York. [http://www.abcgallery.com/D/duchamp/duchampbio.html] | After 1923 Duchamp actually left art and devoted himself to playing chess, art critic and literary activities. Together with Katherina Dreier he founded the "Société anonyme" for the propagation of modern art in America; preference was given to anti-traditional, cubist, futurist and dadaist works. From 1942 to 1944, together with [[Max Ernst]] and [[André Breton]], he edited the surrealist periodical "VVV", in New York. [http://www.abcgallery.com/D/duchamp/duchampbio.html] |