As most architects know ? even in today's digital age ? an integral part of getting a job is a print portfolio. When it came time for me to look for a job right after graduating from architecture school, I modeled my portfolio on Marcel Duchamp's famous "Boîte-en-valise" (Box in a Valise), which the artist assembled in the late 1930s as a suitcase with "the sum of his artistic work." It included miniatures of Fountain, Nude Descending a Staircase and Large Glass, among other works. I loved the way it opened, sat upright, and had its contents spill out. I tried to make my portfolio a similar voyage of discovery, though I wasn't nearly as successful in terms of craft and mechanics (nevertheless, it did help me get me a job fairly quickly).
I bring this up now because earlier this week I learned the exciting news that publisher Walther König is putting out a reproduction of the Box in a Valise in a limited edition of 1,500 copies ? five times as many copies than Duchamp made.

According to US distributor Artbook:
This is the first ever reinterpretation of the legendary book-object, conceptualized by French artist Mathieu Mercier and now available to a broader audience. At once a work in and of itself, and a reproduction in the Duchampian spirit, this miniature museum contains 69 reproductions of Duchamp's most celebrated creations, including the famous "Fountain," "Nude Descending a Staircase" and the "Large Glas...