SixteenMilesofString

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.