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Modernism and Mimesis with Stephen Dowden

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Marcel Duchamp's 'Peace' and the Frustration of Voyeurism

This chapter explores Marcel Duchamp's painting 'Peace,' its installation as an immersive experience, and the frustration it invokes as viewers are positioned as voyeurs. The discussion also delves into the importance of voyeurism in modernism and contrasts it with Duchamp's later work focused on the game of chess.

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