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CULTUREPhiladelphia Inquirer·2h ago

How did the Philadelphia Museum of Art become home to the world’s largest Duchamp collection?

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art secured the world's largest collection of Marcel Duchamp's work by granting the artist significant space and creative control.

Recognizing the French modernist’s boundary-busting potential, the museum offered what Marcel Duchamp wanted: space and control. Lots of it.

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