Marcel Duchamp and the Creative Act Victor Obsatz, Marcel Duchamp,1953 by Jacquelynn Baas and Paul Sharpe Widely recognized as the most important artist of the modern era, Marcel Duchamp forever changed how art is made and understood. His groundbreaking work, and his...
Marcel Duchamp and the Art of Life by Jacquelynn Baas Published by MIT Press, 2019. A groundbreaking reading of Duchamp’s work as informed by Asian “esoterism,” energetic spiritual practices identifying creative energy with the erotic impulse. Considered by many...
Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life by Jacquelynn Baas Published by the University of Chicago Press with the Hood Museum of Art, 2011. Fluxus – from the Latin, meaning “to flow” – was a radical, international network of artists, composers, and designers in the...
Learning Mind: Experience Into Art co-edited by Jacquelynn Baas and Mary Jane Jacob Published by University of California Press, 2009. How is art conceived, created, and experienced? How is it taught? How does the act of viewing a work make the viewer part of that...
Buddha Mind in Contemporary Art co-edited by Jacquelynn Baas and Mary Jane Jacob Published by University of California Press, 2004. Buddha Mind in Contemporary Art documents the growing presence of Buddhist perspectives in contemporary culture, a shift that began in...
