The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Green Box) (La Mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires, même [Boîte verte] ) by Marcel Duchamp

Artwork

A paramount work in the intersection of chance and art, The Green Box consists of ninety-four loose documents that all related to the idea of chance. Arranged in no particular order, the viewer is free to explore the unbound pieces randomly, an important development to the increase of audience participation in the coming decades.

Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random, fact-checked September 2026.

Sources

tate.org.uk

People

Marcel Duchamp

Movements

Chance Art

Filed under

Ideas: audience participation, chance, Chance Art, nonlinearity, participation, randomness
People: Marcel Duchamp
Works: The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even, The Green Box

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Timeline Ch 2—Modern Era with Kate Vass — listen with transcript on Le Random (20 Jul 2023, 58 min). Transcript mentions Marcel Duchamp. Chapter 2’s episode. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
Timeline Ch 9—AI Era (2010s) with Tyler Hobbs, Helena Sarin, Rhea Myers & Gene Kogan — listen with transcript on Le Random (30 Jul 2024, 51 min). Transcript mentions Marcel Duchamp. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
Timeline Ch 10—On-Chain Era (2020s) with Erick Calderon, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Itzel Yard & Rafael Lozano-Hemmer — listen with transcript on Le Random (02 Sep 2024, 63 min). Transcript mentions Marcel Duchamp. Apple Podcasts · Spotify