Suzanne Duchamp was a French painter, collagist, sculptor, and draughtsman whose work was significant to the development of Paris Dada. Because Duchamp was a woman in the predominantly male Dada movement, she was rarely considered an artist in her own right—she constantly lived in the shadow of her famous older brothers or she was referred to as "the wife of” fellow artist Jean Crotti, who she depicts in this work. In true Dada fashion, “Arietta” (an arietta is a short aria, or song) is arranged like a puzzle that remains impervious to logical explanation. Even the title, which is emphasized in bold letters on the picture surface, uses nonsense language to foil our desire for literal meanings. “Arietta of Oblivion of the Dazed Chapel,” 1920, by Suzanne Duchamp © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York http://ow.ly/uu6S30sg5Qu
