SixteenMilesofString
By David Stavanger
billyidol--catcradle--riflecartridge--composite--taut--evensquare
ficelle--learnerpermit--johnhughes--buddy--thepoweroftwo--onemile
ageofconsent--igaveitaway--prickafinger--caughtfire--donatebloods
chesspawns--wholeballroom--myersbriggs--wakinghours--thetowercard
cheapestmaterials--christopherguest--paynoattention--sendthetaxis
fighterjet--guncotton--abrahamlincoln--dontattend--playallevening
In response to Arnold Newman's ‘Marcel Duchamp with "Sixteen Miles of String" Installation’ 1942.
See the artwork that inspired this poem in the flesh, along with more than 100 of Marcel Duchamp’s world-renowned pieces in ‘The Essential Duchamp’ exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 27 April – 11 August 2019.