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Marcel Duchamp
With Hidden Noiseconceived 1916, fabricated 1964

On view: BCAM 3rd FloorModern Art
Small scientific or mechanical object: two square brass plates held apart by four threaded brass bolts, enclosing a tightly wound cylinder of natural fiber rope, with stamped text on the top plate
Sculptural assemblage of a coiled natural twine bundle compressed between two square brass plates connected by four threaded brass rods with bolts; white stenciled French text on the upper plate.
Polished brass plaque mounted with four corner screws, bearing three rows of hand-lettered white text with missing letters: "P.G .ECIDES DÉBARRASSE. / LE. D.SERT. F.URNIS.ENT / AS HOW.V.R COR.ESPONDS"
Polished brass plate secured at each corner with bolts, engraved with three rows of fragmented English text with missing letters and period placeholders, reading: ".IR. .CAR.É LONGSEA→ / F.NE, HEA., .O.SQUE→ / TE.U S.ARP BAR AIN→"; faint engraved inscription near the bottom reads "A BRUIT SECRET 1916 / EDITION GALERIE SCHWARZ, MILAN"

Marcel Duchamp, With Hidden Noise, conceived 1916, fabricated 1964, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by The Broad Art Foundation, Carla and Fred Sands, Christopher V. Walker, Suzanne and David Booth, Alice and Nahum Lainer, Herta and Paul Amir, Janet Dreisen, Betty and Brack Duker, Judith and Steaven K. Jones, and Sandy and Jack Terner through the 2003 Collectors Committee, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Marcel Duchamp
France, active United States, 1887-1968
Title
With Hidden Noise
Place Made
France
Date Made
conceived 1916, fabricated 1964
Medium
Brass, twine, copper and unknown object, AP, edition of 8
Dimensions
4 5/8 × 5 1/8 × 5 1/8 in. (11.75 × 13.02 × 13.02 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by The Broad Art Foundation, Carla and Fred Sands, Christopher V. Walker, Suzanne and David Booth, Alice and Nahum Lainer, Herta and Paul Amir, Janet Dreisen, Betty and Brack Duker, Judith and Steaven K. Jones, and Sandy and Jack Terner through the 2003 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2003.47
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Benson, Timothy O. Hans Richter: Encounters. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013.
  • Kamps, Toby and Steve Seid. 2012. Silence. Houston: Menil Foundation.

  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.

Copyright
© Estate of Marcel Duchamp/Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York/ADAGP, Paris

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