Rose Sélavy
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Rose Sélavy is a pseudonym adopted by artist Marcel Duchamp, under which he explored themes of identity, gender, and artistic alter egos in his work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rose Sélavy canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic alter ego
ⓘ
pseudonym ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rrose Sélavy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
inscriptions and signatures
ⓘ
photography ⓘ readymades ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Dada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surrealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Man Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
alter ego
ⓘ
artistic authorship ⓘ gender ⓘ identity ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
ⓘ
performance of identity ⓘ |
| genderPresentation | female ⓘ |
| hasWritingForm | Rrose Sélavy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later feminist art
ⓘ
queer theory interpretations of Duchamp ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| namePunOn | Eros, c’est la vie ⓘ |
| notablePhotographicSeriesBy | Man Ray GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableWorkAsSignatureOn |
Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette
GENERATED
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Fresh Widow GENERATED ⓘ Why Not Sneeze, Rrose Sélavy? GENERATED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Marcel Duchamp in drag ⓘ |
| realNameOf | Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInArtHistory |
challenge to fixed artistic identity
ⓘ
early exploration of gender fluidity in art ⓘ |
| signatureUsedOn | various Duchamp readymades ⓘ |
| typeOfPseudonym | cross‑gender pseudonym ⓘ |
| usedBy | Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
exploring linguistic puns
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questioning binary gender norms ⓘ subverting traditional notions of authorship ⓘ |
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