Remember Duchamp
Much as I enjoy Eleanor Antin’s work, and Leah Ollman’s review, I might suggest that Leah do some more homework (“Will the Real Eleanor Antin Stand Up? (And Take a Bow),” May 27).
Before Cindy Sherman and before Antin, there was Marcel Duchamp, who “lived in character” as Rose Selavy (a pun on “eros, c’est la vie,”), back in the early part of this century. Man Ray took a nice portrait of “her.”
For the record:
12:00 a.m. June 26, 1999 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Saturday June 26, 1999 Home Edition Calendar Part F Page 4 Entertainment Desk 1 inches; 19 words Type of Material: Correction
R error--Marcel Duchamp’s alter-ego “Rrose Selavy” was misspelled in a letter last Saturday through no fault of the letter writer.
LISA SCHOYER
Altadena
Sign up for The Wild
We’ll help you find the best places to hike, bike and run, as well as the perfect silent spots for meditation and yoga.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
