Overall, it is more than 18,000 documents and works of art and 50,000 pictures that have been digitised and put online for free.
The Duchamp Research Portal, now active since last Monday, retraces the entirety of the artist's life, from when he lived in France to his time spent in the United States.
In a statement, the director of the Association Marcel Duchamp, Antoine Monnier, praised the initiative: “Definitively unfinished, like the Large Glass at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Duchamp Research Portal echoes the artist’s intercontinental travels, life, friendships, artworks, love affairs and chess games. Through making these archives accessible globally, we hope that Marcel Duchamp’s idea of freedom will inspire visitors to the site and that they will remember that the artist’s life and art were one, constantly redefining borders of all kinds.”
This body of work now available is sure to delight everyone. The casual art enjoyer will be able to gaze at the artist's famous works, while scholars and students alike will have the opportunity to go over countless detailed and intimate documents crucial to understanding Marcel Duchamp's life and work.
