From: "Fred Rafael Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com> Subject: [CR]Duchamp's Bicycle Wheel
> 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)
>
It's a freakn' wheel stuck in a stool for crying out loud!
Now if you want art work check out:
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, Pa