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Marcel Duchamp was a French artist who is considered one of the most important figures in 20th-century art. He is best known for his work in the Dada and Surrealist movements, and for his use of ready-made objects in his art. Duchamp's work challenged traditional notions of art and beauty, and he is considered a major influence on the development of modern art.

Here are some of the highlights of Duchamp's life and career:

* Born in Blainville-Crevon, France, in 1887
* Studied art in Paris and Munich
* Became involved in the Dada movement in the early 1910s
* Created some of his most famous works, including Fountain (1917) and The Large Glass (1915–23), during this period
* Moved to the United States in 1915
* Continued to produce art and write about art until his death in 1968
* His work is now considered to be among the most important and influential of the 20th century

All this twaddle, the existence of God, atheism, determinism, liberation, societies, death, etc., are pieces of a chess game called language, and they are amusing only if one does not preoccupy oneself with 'winning or losing this game of chess.

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