Man Ray
1890–1976
© Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2019
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© Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2019
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In Tate Modern
Materials and Objects: Collage
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In Tate Britain
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Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky; August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all. He was best known for his photography, and he was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer. Man Ray is also noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself.
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Man Ray Cadeau
1921, editioned replica 1972
Man Ray Indestructible Object
1923, remade 1933, editioned replica 1965
Man Ray L’Enigme d’Isidore Ducasse
1920, remade 1972
Man Ray Emak Bakia
1926, remade 1970
Man Ray Pisces
1938
Man Ray The Lovers
1933, editioned replica 1973
Man Ray Ce qui manque à nous tous
1927, editioned replica 1973
Man Ray New York
1920, editioned replica 1973
Artist as subject
Andy Warhol Man Ray
1974
Andy Warhol Man Ray
1967
Andy Warhol Man Ray
1974
Eileen Agar Notebook
1928–[1980s]
Eileen Agar Photograph of Ady (Adrienne Fidelin) lying on the beach
September 1937
Eileen Agar, Andrew Lambirth Typewritten lecture entitled ‘Surrealism in England in the 1930s’ given by Andrew Lambirth and Eileen Agar at the Royal College of Art
[1988]
Eileen Agar Notebook entitled ‘Notes for a memoir of Paul Nash’
[c.1988]
Eileen Agar Notes by Eileen Agar on her stay with Picasso at Mougins
[1988]
Eileen Agar Photograph of Man Ray at the beach in Juan-les-pins, France
September 1937
Film and audio
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Elton John and Nicolas Serota present The Radical Eye
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Man Ray: 'The Lovers'
Man Ray created The Lovers 1933 in the aftermath of his relationship with the American photographer Lee Miller
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Against the Avant-Garde? Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia – Part 1: Introduction
Introduction: this study day explores different ideas of avant-garde art in the early twentieth century, and in contemporary practice
Features
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Objects That Speak for Themselves
Since the birth of humans as sentient beings, we have believed in the animistic nature of things – of plants ...
Art Term
Photogram
A photogram is a photographic print made by laying objects onto photographic paper and exposing it to light
Art Term
Rayograph
Photographic prints made by laying objects onto photographic paper and exposing it to light
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Solarisation
Technique that involves exposing a partially developed photograph to light, before continuing processing, creating halo-like effects
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Graceful enigmas: Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia
Appreciations on Duchamp, Man Ray and Picabia by Jacqueline Matisse Monnier, T.J. Demos, George Baker and Kim Knowles.
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'All artists are not chess players – all chess players are artists' Marcel Duchamp
Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia II
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Tate Etc. issue 12: Spring 2008
TATE ETC Issue 12 Spring 2008: Visiting and revisiting Art, etcetera, online edition of Tate's magazine
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The unholy trinity: Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia
To coincide with the first exhibition to explore the inter-relationship between Duchamp, Man Ray and Picabia, to be staged at ...
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Man Ray laid bare
It's 1929 and avant-garde magazine Varits has a cash crisis. To the rescue, Man Ray and his muse, Kiki ...
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