The bride & the bachelors

By Calvin Tomkins

Subjects: John Cage, Cunningham, merce, 1919-2009, Rauschenberg, robert, 1925-2008, History, Modern Arts, Bride stripped bare by her bachelors, even (Duchamp, Marcel), Duchamp, marcel, 1887-1968, Avant-garde, Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968. Bride stripped bare by her bachelors, even, Tinguely, Jean, 1925-, Tinguely, jean, 1925-1991, Cage, john, 1912-1992, Kunst, Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-, Avant-garde (Aesthetics)

Description: An excellent book from the 1960s that thoughtfully profiles Duchamp, Tinguely, Cage, Rauschenberg, and Merce Cunningham, from the longtim writer for *The New Yorker.* Still useful, neither fawning nor skeptical, it gives biographical profiles of all of the artists along with thoughtful, non-technical discussions of their work.