Marcel Duchamp
Auteur(s) : Matthew Affron, Michelle Kuo, Ann Temkin (dir.)
Exhibition at MoMA, New York, 9 April – 22 August 2026
More than any other modern artist, Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968) challenged and transformed the very definition of art. Over a career spanning six decades, he challenged the very definition of the work of art, ushering in a new era of creative freedom whose repercussions are still felt today. Although resistant to ‘-isms’, Duchamp contributed to various modern artistic movements, from Cubism to Surrealism and Pop Art.
Published to mark the first North American retrospective of his work in over fifty years, this exhibition catalogue presents over three hundred works – paintings, sculptures, ready-mades, films, works on paper and photographs – including masterpieces such as Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2), the scandalous Fountain (1917), L.H.O.O.Q. (1919), and Box in a Suitcase (1935–41). The result of extensive research, the book traces Duchamp’s life and work, which evolved against a backdrop of technological revolutions, world wars and the cultural upheavals of the 20th century.
