Marcel Duchamp's Boîte-en-valise: The Museum of MetamorphosisMain MenuIntroductionThe Museum of MetamorphosisCatalogue essayThe Seven Series of BoîtesBoîtes in Museum Collections around the World…and OnlineFurther Reading[bibliography page]Lauren Rooney597ff088ef1db884d9e8445c7e06bd004b6c1250
Bird's eye view
12023-05-15T10:38:33-07:00Lauren Rooney597ff088ef1db884d9e8445c7e06bd004b6c1250427003plain2023-05-16T10:38:52-07:00Lauren Rooney597ff088ef1db884d9e8445c7e06bd004b6c1250This angle positions the viewer above the screen typically formed by the Boîte's central panel and its pull-outs so that we can see both the bottom tray of the suitcase in which the Boîte is nested, containing the reproduction of Coffee Mill (1911), and the case's top tray, displaying this Boîte-en-valise's "original" (a color guide to the reproduction of the 1912 painting The King and Queen Pursued by Swift Nudes). Rather than underscoring the upright display's ability to delimit space and convincingly suggest a miniature gallery, this photograph, in which the Boîte's left pull-out is not even extended, instead highlights the two lids of the Boîte's outer container, making it easier to see how the display folds up into its carrying case.
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1media/Screen Shot 2023-05-14 at 8.17.55 AM_thumb.png2023-05-14T06:21:36-07:00Lauren Rooney597ff088ef1db884d9e8445c7e06bd004b6c1250Boîte-en-valise I/XX, for Peggy Guggenheim, at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice3Duchamp inscribed this first numbered Boîte-en-valise to Peggy Guggenheim in April 1941. It contains a color guide for the pochoir reproduction of his 1912 painting The King and Queen Surrounded by Swift Nudes as its “original.” Click to see tombstone.media/Screen Shot 2023-05-14 at 8.17.55 AM.pngplain2023-05-14T09:23:15-07:00Peggy Guggenheim Collection45.430911221219475, 12.33167687163156Lauren Rooney597ff088ef1db884d9e8445c7e06bd004b6c1250