Among the many works included in the show are Marcel Duchamp's 50 cc ampoule of the air of Paris housed in his Boite - en -
valise from 1938, Piero Manzoni's pneumatic sculpture from 1959 - 60, Corpo d' Aria (Air Body), consisting of a deflated balloon, a rubber hose and tripod, and Yves Klein's infamous fiction Leap into the Void (1960).
Not exact matches
He stood at the head of the table with a half - open
valise,
from which the butts of three revolvers protruded.
There were grunts on the path behind him, and Inti emerged
from the forest bearing, somewhat apprehensively, Switters's crocodile - skin
valise.
Exhibitions on View Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China (admission fee) Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors and Scenes
from Western Culture William Kentridge: More Sweetly Play the Dance Cagnacci: Painting Beauty and Death Contemporary Japanese Ceramics Marcel Duchamp: Boîte - en -
valise Mementos of Affection
From the man who taught her the difference between Surrealist and Abstract art, Marcel Duchamp, she collected the Box in a
valise (1941) puzzle box containing reproductions of all his work until that point.
Taking a cue
from Marcel Duchamp's infamous «readymades,» as well as Kurt Schwitters's boxed Dada collage constructions, Cornell's
valise dossiers, films, collages, and seminal glass - fronted shadow boxes fluidly mix references
from highbrow and lowbrow sources to create potent, poetic vignettes with a motley assemblage of found and everyday objects.
Boris Cochy, of La
Valise, tells me that they have been fielding numerous requests
from the U.S. and Canada with people and organizations eager to put these to use.