The Artwork Caught by the Tail: Francis Picabia and Dada in Paris (October Books) by George Baker - 2010-09-03

MIT Press, 2010. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

The MIT Press. Near Fine. 2010. Softcover. 0262514869 . B/w illustrations. Due to size, ships within US only and only by media rate mail. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 496 pp; October Books .

The MIT Press, 2010-09-03. paperback. Very Good. 7x1x9. The MIT Press [Published Date: 2010]. Soft cover, 476 pp. In very good condition, with light bumping and creasing to edges and corners of cover and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. This volume presents a study of the French artist and writer Francis Picabia (1879-1953). The author focuses on Picabia's work in Paris during the Dada years. He describes a series of nearly forgotten objects and events, from the almost lunatic range of the Paris Dada "manifestations" to Picabia's polemical writings; from a lost work by Picabia in the form of a hole (called, suggestively, The Young Girl) to his "painting" Cacodylic Eye, covered in autographs by luminaries ranging from Ezra Pound to Fatty Arbuckle. Baker ends with readymades in prose: a vast interweaving of citations and quotations that converge to create a heated conversation among Picabia,… Read More

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press; An October Book, 2010. xvii, 476 pages, illustrations 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps. "This volume presents a study of the French artist and writer Francis Picabia (1879-1953). The author focuses on Picabia's work in Paris during the Dada years. He describes a series of nearly forgotten objects and events, from the almost lunatic range of the Paris Dada "manifestations" to Picabia's polemical writings ; from a lost work by Picabia in the form of a hole (called, suggestively, The Young Girl) to his 'painting' Cacodylic Eye, covered in autographs by luminaries ranging from Ezra Pound to Fatty Arbuckle. Baker ends with readymades in prose: a vast interweaving of citations and quotations that converge to create a heated conversation among Picabia, Andr Breton, Tristan Tzara, James Joyce, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, and others." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback / softback. New. A new theory of the readymade via a new reading of Picabia and a new writing of Dada.

Mit Pr, 2010. Paperback. New. 472 pages. 8.75x7.00x1.00 inches.

MIT Press , pp. 496 . Papeback. New.

The MIT Press, 2010-09-03. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!