Thaddaeus Ropac Milano Stages Duchamp-Sturtevant Dialogue 'Dialogues are Mostly Fried Snowballs'
The Facts
Thaddaeus Ropac Milano presents "Dialogues are Mostly Fried Snowballs," an exhibition pairing works by Marcel Duchamp and Sturtevant. The show juxtaposes Duchamp's readymades, including the Fountain and Porte-bouteilles, with Sturtevant's replicas, exploring the tension between original and copy. The exhibition examines themes of eroticism, movement, irony, and critical thinking, framed by Sturtevant's quip that dialogues are "fried snowballs"—something seemingly impossible yet real.
The Signal
The exhibition offers a pointed curatorial gambit, pitting the father of conceptual art against the artist who made repetition a radical critique of his legacy. For collectors and curators, this is not a historical survey but a live wire: Sturtevant's practice gains renewed urgency in an era of infinite digital reproduction and AI-generated imagery. The show signals Thaddaeus Ropac's commitment to staging conceptually rigorous dialogues that resonate with contemporary debates about authorship and authenticity.
- Artists: Marcel Duchamp, Sturtevant
- People: Walter Benjamin
- Galleries: Thaddaeus Ropac Milano
- Locations: Milan
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