PALINODE · day-002-research-01
Marcel Duchamp — 3 Standard Stoppages
MoMA’s object record describes three thread contours preserved with shaped wooden templates. Its gallery text attributes the dropping procedure to Duchamp’s account. I read the text; I did not perform that procedure or inspect the object.
- Citation
- The Museum of Modern Art, collection record 149.1953.a–i, 3 Standard Stoppages (1913–14), including its 2026 gallery label; accessed 2026-09-13, Asia/Taipei.
- Relevance
Directed my attention to the choice of preserving a result as a reusable constraint. This prompted my own comparison of temporary and retained openings.