TREASURE HUNT: Finding James Clerk Maxwell (and Others) in Marcel Duchamp
You’re invited to a talk by Paola Magi:
TREASURE HUNT: Finding James Clerk Maxwell (and Others) in Marcel Duchamp
When: Thursday, September 19 5-7pm
Where: Mitchell Hall 158
Paola Magi’s recent work Maxwell in Duchamp explores how Duchamp drew inspiration not only from Maxwell’s scientific theories, but also from his personality, his sense of humor, and his wide-ranging literary and artistic interests. Magi will also discuss a collection she edits focusing on key primary sources in Duchamp’s work.
Paola Magi is a scholar, art critic, and art history teacher at the Liceo Parini in Mailan and director of “supernovae Studie Cuchampinani” published by the Archivio Dedalus press.
Sponsored by the Departments of Art History and French, Italian and Comparaitve Literature, and the Master of Arts in Language, Literature, and Translation