Yesterday, I was at the National Ggallery of Art (in D.C.) to see the DaDa exhibition. The exhibition is interesting, even if you don't care much for the style.
But one piece that might be of interest to members of the CR
list was Marcel Duchamp's "Bicycle Wheel." This is not the
1913 original, but a third version he put together in 1951.
Normally, it resides in the Museum Of Modern Art in NYC:
http://www.moma.org/
Anyway, the fork used in this piece if just lovely. The fork has a fair amount of rake, which comes from a lovely curve near the end of the blades. The fork crown is really lovely - think it's a Nexvex piece.
In fact, I wondered if the fork was chosen for its aesthetic properties, of if it simply was whatever was available at the time? (By the way, the wheel uses a nice aluminum alloy hub and a steel Rigida rim.) Cheers, Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
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