Octavio Paz conveying “his awareness of Duchamp as a great cautionary figure in our culture, warning us with jest and quiet scandals of the menacing encroachment of criticism, science and even art.” —New York Times Book Review
“There are few studies so good on any artist. . . . Deft and dense with intelligence and . . . exciting to read.” —New Republic
“Probes deeply into Duchamp’s relation to Eastern and Western Cultures.” —New York Times Book Review
“When Paz finishes with Duchamp, one feels that every aspect of the artist’s intention has been sympathetically examined.” —Times Literary Supplement
“There are few studies so good on any artist. . . . Deft and dense with intelligence and . . . exciting to read.” —New Republic
“Probes deeply into Duchamp’s relation to Eastern and Western Cultures.” —New York Times Book Review
“When Paz finishes with Duchamp, one feels that every aspect of the artist’s intention has been sympathetically examined.” —Times Literary Supplement
