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mixed media (reproduction of the Mona Lisa mounted on dinner invitation)
cm 21 x 14 (measure of the invitation) ; cm 8,8 x 6,2 (measure of the playing card)
cm 21 x 14 (measure of the invitation) ; cm 8,8 x 6,2 (measure of the playing card)
Titled on the center: rasée L.H.O.O.Q.
Signed lower right: Marcel Duchamp
Readymade prepared for the dinner given on January 13, 1965, on the occasion of the preview of: NOT SEEN and/or LESS SEEN of/by MARCEL DUCHAMP/RROSE SELAVY, 1904-1964: The Mary Sisler Collection, New York, Cordier & Ekstrom INC., January,14- February,13 1965.
Approximately 100 of these invitations were prepared for the preview.
Work registered with Association Marcel Duchamp, Paris.
Photo certificate of authenticity issued by Association Marcel Duchamp, Paris.
Photo certificate of authenticity issued by Association Marcel Duchamp, Paris.
Exhibition
Vinci, Museo Ideale Leonardo Da Vinci, I capolavori del mito di Leonardo. Da Leonardo a Beuys, curated by A. Vezzosi-A. Sabato, March, 15 - September, 30 1997;Vinci, Museo Ideale Leonardo Da Vinci, Leonardo in Azione e Poesia /Leonardo in Action & Poetry, curated by V. Dehò-A. Vezzosi, April,15 - September, 30 2001;Montecatini Terme, Sala Portoghesi delle Terme il Tettuccio, Leonardo Da Vinci. Mito e verità Riscoperte, attualità e nodi della conoscenza, August, 5 - October, 10 2006;
Amboise, Chateaux du Clos Lucé, La Joconde inattendue, July, 12 2007 - January, 6 2008;
Vinci, Museo Ideale Leonardo Da Vinci, Joconde. Da Monna Lisa alla Gioconda nuda, curated by A. Sabato-A. Vezzosi, May, 16 2009 - January, 6 2010;Brindisi, Palazzo Granafei-Nervegna, La Gioconda è nuda. Riscoperte e nuove icone, November, 26 2010 - February, 15 2011;Miami, Miami Dade College - Freedom Tower, Mona Lisa Unveiled, August, 5 - October, 7 2011;
Taiwan, Kaohsiung, Museum of Fine Arts, Leonardo, Mona Lisa, The myths= Méng nà lì sha 500 niàn Dàwen xi chuànquì, July, 20 - October, 20 2013 (after Taipei, National Palace Museum, October, 31 2013 - February, 10 2014), in collaboration with Galleria degli Uffizi;Otranto, Castello Aragonese, Il mito di Leonardo a Otranto. Monna Lisa e la Gioconda nuda attraverso cinque secoli, July, 12 - September, 30 2014;Prato, Palazzo Pretorio, Synchronicity. Contemporanei, da Lippi a Warhol, curated by S. Pezzato, September, 25 2015 - January, 10 2016;
Amboise, Chateaux du Clos Lucé, Du Clos Lucé au Louvre, les trois chefs d'oeuvre de Léonard de Vinci, in collaborazione con il Museo Ideale Leonardo Da Vinci e il Centre de recherche et de restauration des Musées de France, 17 giugno - 31 dicembre 2016;
Shanghai, Shanghai Zendai Himalayas Museum, Myth and Rivalry: Leonardo Da Vinci with Michelangelo and Raphael, September, 28 2017 - January, 23 2018;Vinci, Museo Ideale Leonardo Da Vinci, Leonardo Vive, 2 maggio - 31 dicembre 2019.
Amboise, Chateaux du Clos Lucé, La Joconde inattendue, July, 12 2007 - January, 6 2008;
Vinci, Museo Ideale Leonardo Da Vinci, Joconde. Da Monna Lisa alla Gioconda nuda, curated by A. Sabato-A. Vezzosi, May, 16 2009 - January, 6 2010;Brindisi, Palazzo Granafei-Nervegna, La Gioconda è nuda. Riscoperte e nuove icone, November, 26 2010 - February, 15 2011;Miami, Miami Dade College - Freedom Tower, Mona Lisa Unveiled, August, 5 - October, 7 2011;
Taiwan, Kaohsiung, Museum of Fine Arts, Leonardo, Mona Lisa, The myths= Méng nà lì sha 500 niàn Dàwen xi chuànquì, July, 20 - October, 20 2013 (after Taipei, National Palace Museum, October, 31 2013 - February, 10 2014), in collaboration with Galleria degli Uffizi;Otranto, Castello Aragonese, Il mito di Leonardo a Otranto. Monna Lisa e la Gioconda nuda attraverso cinque secoli, July, 12 - September, 30 2014;Prato, Palazzo Pretorio, Synchronicity. Contemporanei, da Lippi a Warhol, curated by S. Pezzato, September, 25 2015 - January, 10 2016;
Amboise, Chateaux du Clos Lucé, Du Clos Lucé au Louvre, les trois chefs d'oeuvre de Léonard de Vinci, in collaborazione con il Museo Ideale Leonardo Da Vinci e il Centre de recherche et de restauration des Musées de France, 17 giugno - 31 dicembre 2016;
Shanghai, Shanghai Zendai Himalayas Museum, Myth and Rivalry: Leonardo Da Vinci with Michelangelo and Raphael, September, 28 2017 - January, 23 2018;Vinci, Museo Ideale Leonardo Da Vinci, Leonardo Vive, 2 maggio - 31 dicembre 2019.
Literature
Cfr. A. Schwarz (curated by), The complete works of Marcel Duchamp, Volume two. The plates, critical catalogue raisonné, the bibliographies, Delano Greenidge Editions, New York 1997, p. 849, n. 615;
A. Vezzosi (curated by), Leonardo e l'Europa. Dal disegno delle idee alla profezia telematica, exhibition catalog (Assisi, April,8 - May,14 2000; after Naples, June,10 - July,23 2000; after San Benedetto del Tronto, July,30 - September,30 2000; after Nardò, September,30 2001; after Florence, October,28 2000 - January,28 2001; after Biel-Bienne Svizzera, February,10 2002), Relitalia Editions, 2000-2001, p. 107;
A. Vezzosi-A. Sabato (curated by), introduction by C. Pedretti, Leonardo Da Vinci. Mito e verità Riscoperte, attualità e nodi della conoscenza, exhibition catalog (Montecatini Terme, Sala Portoghesi delle Terme il Tettuccio, August,5 - October,10 2006), p. 140;
La Joconde inattendue, exhibition catalog (Amboise, Chateaux du Clos Lucé, July,12 2007 - January,6 2008), p. 26;
A. Vezzosi, Leonardo infinito, introduction by C. Pedretti, with the collaboration of A. Sabato, Editore Scripta Maneant, Bologna 2008, p. 401;
A. Sabato (curated by), La Gioconda è nuda. Riscoperte e nuove icone, exhibition catalog (Brindisi, Palazzo Granafei-Nervegna, November, 26 2010 - February, 15 2011), JFK Editions, 2010-2011, pp. 55-56;
A. Sabato (curated by), Mona Lisa Unveiled, exhibition catalog (Miami, Miami Dade College-Freedom Tower, August, 5 - October, 7 2011), JFK Editions, 2011, pp. 63;
A. Vezzosi (curated by), Leonardo, Mona Lisa, The myths= Méng nà lì sha 500 niàn Dàwen xi chuànquì, exhibition catalog (Taiwan, Kaohsiung, Museum of Fine Arts, July, 20 - October, 20 2013, after Taipei, National Palace Museum, October, 31 2013 - February, 10 2014) Mediasphere Communications LTD, p. 131 (cat. Kaohsiung), p. 133 (cat. Taipei);
A. Sabato (curated by), Il mito di Leonardo a Otranto. Monna Lisa e la Gioconda nuda attraverso cinque secoli, exhibition catalog (Otranto, Castello Aragonese, July, 12 - September, 30 2014), pp. 57;
S. Pezzato (curated by), Synchronicity. Contemporanei, da Lippi a Warhol, exhibition catalog (Prato, Palazzo Pretorio, September, 25 2015 - January, 10 2016), Editore Pacini, Pisa 2015-2016;
Du Clos Lucé au Louvre, les trois chefs d'oeuvre de Léonard de Vinci, exhibition catalog (Amboise, Chateaux du Clos Lucé, June, 17 - December, 31 2016), p. 64;
A. Vezzosi (curated by), Leonardo e l'Europa. Dal disegno delle idee alla profezia telematica, exhibition catalog (Assisi, April,8 - May,14 2000; after Naples, June,10 - July,23 2000; after San Benedetto del Tronto, July,30 - September,30 2000; after Nardò, September,30 2001; after Florence, October,28 2000 - January,28 2001; after Biel-Bienne Svizzera, February,10 2002), Relitalia Editions, 2000-2001, p. 107;
A. Vezzosi-A. Sabato (curated by), introduction by C. Pedretti, Leonardo Da Vinci. Mito e verità Riscoperte, attualità e nodi della conoscenza, exhibition catalog (Montecatini Terme, Sala Portoghesi delle Terme il Tettuccio, August,5 - October,10 2006), p. 140;
La Joconde inattendue, exhibition catalog (Amboise, Chateaux du Clos Lucé, July,12 2007 - January,6 2008), p. 26;
A. Vezzosi, Leonardo infinito, introduction by C. Pedretti, with the collaboration of A. Sabato, Editore Scripta Maneant, Bologna 2008, p. 401;
A. Sabato (curated by), La Gioconda è nuda. Riscoperte e nuove icone, exhibition catalog (Brindisi, Palazzo Granafei-Nervegna, November, 26 2010 - February, 15 2011), JFK Editions, 2010-2011, pp. 55-56;
A. Sabato (curated by), Mona Lisa Unveiled, exhibition catalog (Miami, Miami Dade College-Freedom Tower, August, 5 - October, 7 2011), JFK Editions, 2011, pp. 63;
A. Vezzosi (curated by), Leonardo, Mona Lisa, The myths= Méng nà lì sha 500 niàn Dàwen xi chuànquì, exhibition catalog (Taiwan, Kaohsiung, Museum of Fine Arts, July, 20 - October, 20 2013, after Taipei, National Palace Museum, October, 31 2013 - February, 10 2014) Mediasphere Communications LTD, p. 131 (cat. Kaohsiung), p. 133 (cat. Taipei);
A. Sabato (curated by), Il mito di Leonardo a Otranto. Monna Lisa e la Gioconda nuda attraverso cinque secoli, exhibition catalog (Otranto, Castello Aragonese, July, 12 - September, 30 2014), pp. 57;
S. Pezzato (curated by), Synchronicity. Contemporanei, da Lippi a Warhol, exhibition catalog (Prato, Palazzo Pretorio, September, 25 2015 - January, 10 2016), Editore Pacini, Pisa 2015-2016;
Du Clos Lucé au Louvre, les trois chefs d'oeuvre de Léonard de Vinci, exhibition catalog (Amboise, Chateaux du Clos Lucé, June, 17 - December, 31 2016), p. 64;