Duchamp's interest in kinetic works can be discerned as early as the notes for The Large Glass and the Bicycle Wheel readymade, and despite losing interest in "retinal art," he retained interest in visual phenomena.
Duchamps interesse for kinetisk kunst anes allerede i notaterne til Det store glas og til readymaden Cykielhjul, og selv om han havde mistet interessen for den "retinale kunst", holdt han fast i interessen for visuelle fænomener.