I wonder how Duchamp would feel about ads used on his videos.

"DADA speaks with you, it is everything, it envelops everything, it belongs to every religion, can be neither victory or defeat, it lives in space and not in time." (Francis Picabia)

I see so many of you discussing which soundtrack to have but I suggest you watch it without any. The pictures in themselves create a beautiful rhythm, and it honestly feels like you're having a meditation session...

Discs with inscriptions are revolving slowlier than you have to get on with reading to finish, so that your eyeballs are forced to move spirally inward. Meanwhile the discs with spirals don't force your eyes into moving at all. A great paradox!

This is one of those songs you listen to when you let someone go that doesnt love you or died or want to look back on what was or what might have been when a sunset is happening. 😃

There's no sense in much that I see these days. The essence of dada.

Thank you so much for uploading

To watch this film without Duchamp's intended score is like looking at half of a painting. The music Svato mentioned would be facinating to hear. Since this Dada work is a commentary on the hypnotic nature of "le cinema" my best guess is that the score would enhance that intended effect. That's the logical conjecture. But Dada was certainly "illogical", so...

I'm not an expert, but for me, this music suits the video quite well, it gives a nostalgic feeling.

Anémic Cinéma è un film sperimentale dell'artista Marcel Duchamp del 1926, con la collaborazione di Man Ray Anteprima nazionale: 1926 Regista: Marcel Duchamp Durata: 7 minuti Cinematografia: Man Ray Genere: Cortometraggio

@FourteenInTheMAking Thank you so much! I absolutely love the translation! It makes this video so poetic. Cheers!

Magnificent ... Beautiful .... Whimsical

Although I was, more so, responding to your comment: "I think this place has attracted more critics that artists."

Knowing this was a silent film when it was made I watched with the sound off. Did not listen to the soundtrack, and from what I gather from the comments it's a good thing I did. Love Duchamp! His work is absorbing, amusing, and very beautiful. One of the top 5 artists of the 20th century, IMHO.

@FourteenInTheMAking Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my inquiry! This clip is terribly interesting...I am sure it was thoroughly enjoyed in it's time, and still holds a certain trippy simplicity today. I like both versions of your translation. I could see that ''Myself, I had the lives in spiral'' could take on many poetic meanings. Then again, so could "La bite en spirale" I suppose :) Again, let me thank you...your translation enhanced this video enormously!

love it

art will never die.....

I love. ♥

Just great!

Icroyable bravo marcel!

Just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in.

Thanks for sharing. This work was made by Rrose Sélavy, the female alter ego of Marcel Duchamp (her name is on the film credits at the end), in case you want to correct (or add) to the title.

The texts on the spirals, given their randomness, seem to have been created with the exquisite corpse technique, a creative method typical of Dadaism.

Radio-Londres, 14 ans avant.

oh my god, you guys are awesome. I love you. XD

Superb.

The rotoreliefs are very much about motion. They were intended to spin about, like in the video. That's how there displayed in galeries. As such, they are a form of kinetic art. Let me know if you disagree and we'll go from there.

Increible.

great !

Linda música!

Indeed, my friend.

Love Ryan Larkin!!!!! a Good Canadian!!!!! great vid!!!

Thanks to the uploader. Music is annoying but easily mutable. I can't believe Kino did this!

The music is nice and fits well. It isn't as chaotic as dada itself, but enjoyable with this film.

Brilliant

For those times was a great contribution that did Marcel Duchamp , well in advance and misunderstood by many people , I am working to overcome it and bring art to the infinite dimension.

I finally found it! The musician is Larry Marotta (look for him in myspace) :]

"Larry Marotta: Silent Movie Soundtracks Vol. 1: Solo guitar scores for the silent films Anemic Cinema (1926, Marcel Duchamp)".

Epic Trip @,@

Gostei demais ;)

It's the soundtrack that comes with the DVD.

Part three- Also, I DO imagine these visuals would work a lot of psychedelic music, including psy-trance. However, you can get a better feel for the artistic and intellectual aesthetic of the piece if you watch it with the sounds of cage - for the reasons stated above. Best wishes to you all :) And remember, art is truly a wonderful thing - let's venture into it's abyss without contempt ;)

for a most interesting experience, I turn off the video music and open another youtube player an put the song "corrosion in the pink room

Perfect match: Marcel Duchamp images and Tracy Chapman music (or whatever).

Film diretto nel 1926 dal pittore Marcel Duchamp ed esempio importante di rapporto tra cinema e dada: il "Dada" è un movimento artistico e letterario sorto a Zurigo nel 1915, caratterizzato da una diffusa protesta, di stampo nichilista, nei confronti della cultura occidentale, espressa soprattutto contro il militarismo durante e dopo la prima guerra mondiale.

The urinal was Duchamp marching forth, bravely, with the possibility of an artist not creating art, but simply choosing art. It's conceptual. Logically it leads to the idea that anyone can be an artist, and also the idea that any THING can be art. While being and important statement, this in my opinion,has led to much "bad" art.

I agree, but this is the music provided on the Avant Garde Cinema of the 20's & 30's DVD release. If you have a problem contact Kino Video or turn off the sound.

this work was actually authored by Rrose Selavy :) Marcel Duchamps' alter persona

The electric guitar was a respose to the aestehtic desires expressed by these artists, it apt.

If you are chocked that a discussion on art's context got heated, then you probably haven't had many worthwhile discussions on art... or Duchamp.

Rrose Sélavy aka "Eros c'est la vie", Eros is life ;) :)

This is the music from the avant-garde film collection that included several "lost" films on DVD. More important, where are the subtitles that are included on the disc automatically?

I cannot understand French, but this was sublime. Unlike some other people in the comments, I actually liked the soundtrack. I think it was fitting

@benmeyk THANK YOU!

The music is contemporary. I would assume that the film was originally a silent film, and for this DVD collection, music was composed...? Would anyone happen to know if there was ever original music?

Music Larry Marotta - Anemic Cinema

The music is composed by a man named Donald Sosin, who's a well-known silent film composer. Try to Google his name.

I am in love with this video! It is so fascinating. I think the music goes perfectly...it gives one the feeling of anticipation. I wish I could read what those lines said though...is it translated anywhere?

COOL FOOKIN' MUSIC

And for 1926, this music is just so visionnaire. Merci Marcel (et Man Ray, très probablement).

I just saw this at the Cleveland Art Museum and it had subtitles in English which made it quite interesting for those not familiar with French

I wish death was like this

Part three- The rotoreliefs are much different then the urinal. They work on the level of "effect" rather then "cause" (which was more the point of the urinal - if not THE point)

I want to see so idertsing expermental videos of present days

this film doesn\t need any music, especially not one, which would add a kitch type of sentiment.

Part one- I am fond of Duchamp as well. He was a big advocate of the idea of chance. I think part of his genius lies in his ability to use chance principle and still arrive at something wonderful - however, these rotoreliefs seem to be highly calculated.

Nice, but I must say I prefer the installations, colour really adds to this piece. I think what's interesting about this piece and it's related installations, when it's compared to Duchamps more famous work, is that it's so aesthetically pleasing. Personally I find it quite fulfilling to know Duchamp wasn't all ready-mades, chess and stubborn disinterest.

Wow, 3D! La musica non è male di per sè, ma non penso proprio che l'autore dell'opera avrebbe mai scelto qualcosa di simile....

Why this unnecessary soundtrack? I just don't get it.

That it was a distraction, or "doodle", is beside the point.

Music Ruins it. I go now.

La musique est composé et interprété par Donald Sosin. Donald Sosin et Joanna Seaton proposent et interprètent des musiques pour les films silencieux. Leur site: silent-film-music (KZfaq refuse les hyperliens dans les commentaires...) Important: A l'origine, la projection de Anemic Cinema était silencieux!

2:42 Ubisoft! xD But seriously, it's not impossible that Ubisoft was inspired by ... that to create its logo.

I agree. Some John Cage, Schaeffer, or even one of Duchamp's pieces.

EROS IS LIFE

I looked it up. This music and the film were planned and originally meant to be together, but they worked on it seperately, and unfortunately, the music was much longer and the composer wanted about 16 player pianos... It would be incredibly difficult to sync with the film at that time. So, I'm pretty sure it premiered silent, and has been shown with other, as you put it, "avant-garde" music. Finally, the two compositions were married in the late 90's.

@selshaffei It's Explosions in the Sky!!!! Don't know the title of the song off-hand.

do you have the tablature for this guitar piece I want to learn it

I second, or third, the motion to turn the music off when watching this. I'm shocked that Kino would add a soundtrack to it. The reason to turn off the soundtrack is not whether you like the music or not. It's pleasant enough. But do you go to the Louvre to look at the Mona Lisa wearing earbuds listening to Leo Kottke? If there were sound available in 1926, Duchamp *MIGHT* have added sound. But it wouldn't have been this, that's for sure. This is his work and it should be viewed like he made it.

@dgivy 5:19 = '' Among our articles of lazy hardware, we recommend the faucet that stops flowing when you don't listen to it. ''

I can see where the record label " Vertigo " got their artwork inspiration from. so maybe some Black sabbath for the soundtrack ?

in stockholm modern museum right now !

curiously, at the end of the film comes the credit: music composed and performed by Donald Sosin.

me encantaría con subtítulos en spanish... pero igual, es muy bueno, me encanta el DADA!!!

Why? I mean... the song. The video is magnifique!!

Did anyone think to turn the volume.... off?

actually, ignore that info. I thought I was commenting on his other film, Ballet Mecanique.

@benmeyk yes i really don't know why you couldn't have just muted it and moved on

Time to Recover

@OutlandsCommunity "ceci n'est pas une pipe" is by magritte ;-)

Esquivons les ecchymoses des Esquimaux aux mots exquis.

Los textos de las espirales, dada su aletoriedad parecen haber sido creados con la técnica del cadáver exquisito, método creativo, típico del dadaísmo.

Thanx for the comments reaffirming my theory. I couldn't believe that this music was originally intended to be put with the video. It just sounded too contemporary. Is it supposed to be silent?

Spiral Descending Staircase.

It's whatever you see. That's the whole point, and Duchamp's whole "message" if you will, the uniqueness of individual vision. But the music bugs. Mute it and watch.

@expatleanie Thankyou. For bringing up a valid and sound point. However, it is Irrelevant and has nothing to do with my previous statement. This has nothing to do with my taste in music, but the fact that this is a visual work of art, originally created with no sound. The fact that it is being spliced with someone else than the creator's music diminishes its value. Also, the music doen't seem to correlate wit the artist's intentions or style at all. Still... The mute button isn't far off.

looking for this vid for music

terrible music, what happened to the original sound?

Anemic is a good title for this. Sorry, I know this is a classic, and avant garde for the time, but....

@expatleanie Also, I don't think many people in the 11th century listened to music too often, since there was no recording technology as of yet, and peasants were in general too poor to affort musical instruments and/or musical education at the time. Not to mention that they usually died at the age of around 30.