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Marcel Duchamp has done everything except video. He made a large door to enter and a tiny door to exit.
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The quote humorously presents Marcel Duchamp as an artist who has tried almost everything, with video as the one notable exception. The doors turn that broad claim into a visual joke: the entrance is oversized, while the exit is tiny. This contrast suggests an exaggerated, playful way of describing his inventive range and the unusual scale of his work.
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