Gerhard Graulich Author

MARCEL DUCHAMP: Actually Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968), Duchamp is one of the pioneers of Dadaism and Surrealism. His views posed radical questions about the concept of art and introduced the readymade to the art world.

KORNELIA RÖDER: Studied art history at Humboldt University in Berlin. Curator of the Staatliche Schlösser, Gärten und Kunstsammlungen (state palaces, gardens, and art collections) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. She and Gerhard Graulich have headed the Duchamp Research Center since 2009.

GERHARD GRAULICH: Studied art history, German, and philosophy at the Ruhr University in Bochum. He has been at the Staatliches Museum in Schwerin since 1994 in a variety of capacities, such as curator, head of the painting department, and assistant director; he is now co-chief of the Duchamp Research Center with Kornelia Röder.