Typo/Topography of Marcel Duchamp’s Large Glass 2003

Editor: So, this is Richard Hamilton’s *Typo/Topography of Marcel Duchamp’s Large Glass*. The piece is undated, but we know Hamilton was deeply invested in Duchamp's work. It strikes me as a kind of exploded diagram, almost like an engineer's fever dream. How do you interpret this work? Curator: It’s a fascinating map of the mind, isn’t it? Consider how Hamilton uses the visual language of technical drawing—the blueprints and schematics—to engage with Duchamp’s iconography. What emotional resonance do you find in Hamilton's choice to layer text and image in this way? Editor: It feels like he’s trying to dissect Duchamp's thought process, like archeology. The symbols and diagrams build a kind of puzzle. Curator: Precisely! He's digging into the cultural memory embedded within Duchamp’s work, and in doing so, invites us to do the same. It shows how one artist can inspire and transform another's symbolic language. Editor: It's interesting how Hamilton uses the "blueprint" as a lens to understand Duchamp’s work. I’ve definitely got a new perspective on both artists now.