Explore the groundbreaking early work of Marcel Duchamp, a pioneer who challenged artistic conventions and redefined the visual language of modern art. This course focuses on Duchamp’s early paintings, which depict the human figure in states of continuous motion—reflecting his deep fascination with transition, change, and distance. Drawing inspiration from early cinematography and motion photography, Duchamp created images that blur the boundaries between art and science, time and space. Through close analysis of his most influential works, we’ll trace how Duchamp’s engagement with movement laid the foundation for radical innovations in art, including Dada and conceptualism. No background in art history is required—just curiosity and a willingness to explore how one artist’s vision forever altered the way we see the world.