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...gave up painting," says Duchamp today, "because I felt it was too retinal. It didn't go beyond the eye." A visitor to the U.S. since 1915 and citizen for the past decade, Duchamp and his second wife, Alexina ("Teeny"), nowadays play once a week at New York's London Terrace Chess Club. "Breathing is my prime occupation," he declares with a twinkle. "I am a respirateur." He is content to be a wry and impish commentator, and from his septuagenarian's viewpoint, he sees much to cheer...
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