Andrew Lambirth

Canter through Dada

<strong>Duchamp, Man Ray, Picarbia</strong><br /> Tate Modern, until 26 May <strong>Juan Muñoz</strong><br /> Tate Modern, until 27 April 

issue 22 March 2008

Duchamp, Man Ray, Picarbia
Tate Modern, until 26 May

Juan Muñoz
Tate Modern, until 27 April 

The recent Tate habit of serving up in threes major figures from art history is not to be encouraged. It almost worked in 2005 with Turner Whistler Monet, but as the old saying goes, ‘two’s company but three’s a crowd’, and one of the artists usually suffers.

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