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  | Boite Alerte (Mailbox), 1959 Marcel Duchamp French, 1887-1968 Prints and facsimiles in special box, Edition of 200, No. 166 11-1/4 x 7-1/8 x 2-1/2 in. (28.6 x 18.1 x 6.4 cm) Norton Simon Museum, Museum Purchase P.1965.107 © 2010 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Succession Marcel Duchamp Reproduction, including downloading of ARS works is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without the express written permission of Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Not on view "Boîte Alerte" is a green cardboard box, in the shape of a mailbox, that holds a variety of contents related to the eighth International Surrealist Exhibition at the Galerie Daniel Cordier in Paris in 1959. The items include an exhibition catalogue as well as a host of letters, texts, telegrams and postcards designed by or representing the work of the artists in the show. André Breton organized the exhibition, with Duchamp's assistance. EROS, the chosen them, is emphasized in the typography of the title: "Exposition inteRnatiOnale du Surréalisme." A deluxe version of the box holds Duchamp's "Laundress's Aprons." |
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