Exhibition
Marcel Duchamp
Rotoreliefs (Optical Disks), 1935, Marcel Duchamp (American (born France), 1887 - 1968). Philadelphia Museum of Art: The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950-134-985(1--6) © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Association Marcel Duchamp
When
Opens October 10
Where
Main Building, Dorrance Galleries and Galleries 281-283
About
In 1912, the artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) began to question his occupation. At the age of twenty-five, he decided to abandon the craft of oil painting. He also strove to make himself aloof from the art world and to imagine more independent ways of being an artist. Duchamp went on to become one of the most innovative and original figures in the history of modern art. Across six decades, he was associated with Cubism, Dada, and Surrealism. Yet Duchamp’s practice was one of continuous self-reinvention, impossible to consolidate under any singular label.
The first major U.S. retrospective dedicated to Marcel Duchamp in more than 50 years, this exhibition will explore the range and arc of this artist’s illustrious career. "Marcel Duchamp" will feature a chronological display of more than 300 works of painting, sculpture, film, photography, printed matter, exhibition design, and the unclassifiable works known as readymades. It will present Duchamp’s most renowned creations, including "Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2)" (1912); "The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even" (1915-23), his magnum opus; the iconoclastic "Fountain" (1917) and "L.H.O.O.Q." (1919); "Box in a Valise" (1935-41), the artist’s portable museum of his own creations in miniature; and "Étant donnés" (1946-1966), Duchamp’s final major work in which he reflected upon his lifelong artistic obsessions.
"Marcel Duchamp" will be on view at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York from April 12 through August 22, 2026. Following its presentation at MoMA, the exhibition will be on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from October 10, 2026, through January 31, 2027. A version of the exhibition will be presented at the Grand Palais in Paris in Spring 2027, where it will be co-produced by the Centre Pompidou and the GrandPalaisRmn.
Image Gallery
In Advance of the Broken Arm, 1945 (replica, after lost 1915 original), Marcel Duchamp (American (born France), 1887 - 1968), Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut. Gift of Katherine S. Dreier to the Collection Société Anonyme © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris/Estate of Marcel Duchamp
L.H.O.O.Q., 1919, Marcel Duchamp (American (born France), 1887 - 1968), Private collection
Bicycle Wheel, 1951 (replica, after lost 1913 original), Marcel Duchamp (American (born France), 1887 - 1968). The Museum of Modern Art, New York: The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection, 595.1967.a-b. © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris/Estate of Marcel Duchamp
The Passage from Virgin to Bride, 1912, Marcel Duchamp (American (born France), 1887 - 1968). The Museum of Modern Art, New York: Purchase, 174.1945. © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris/Estate of Marcel Duchamp
T'um, 1918, Marcel Duchamp (American (born France), 1887 - 1968), Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut. Gift of the Estate of Katherine S. Dreier
Rotary Demisphere (Precision Optics), 1925, Marcel Duchamp (American (born France), 1887 - 1968). The Museum of Modern Art, New York: Gift of Mrs. William Sisler and Edward James Fund, 391.1970.a-c. © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris/Estate of Marcel Duchamp
Curators
The exhibition is organized by Matthew Affron, The Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Ann Temkin, The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture, MoMA; and Michelle Kuo, Chief Curator at Large and Publisher, MoMA; with Danielle Cooke, Exhibition Assistant, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Julia Vázquez, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Alexandra “Lo” Drexelius, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture, MoMA; and Helena Klevorn, Curatorial Assistant, Department of the Chief Curator at Large, MoMA.
Organizers
"Marcel Duchamp" is organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, with the generous collaboration of the Centre Pompidou.
Support
This exhibition was made possible through the generous support of the Annenberg Foundation Fund for Major Exhibitions, the Robert Montgomery Scott Endowment for Exhibitions, the Kathleen C. and John J. F. Sherrerd Fund for Exhibitions, the Lois G. and Julian A. Brodsky Installation and Exhibition Fund, Gloria and Jack Drosdick Fund for Special Exhibitions, Jaimie and David Field, the Harriet and Ronald Lassin Fund for Special Exhibitions, the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Fund for Exhibitions, Barbara A. Podell and Mark G. Singer, and Jack Shear.
All exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art are underwritten by the Annual Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by Andrea Baldeck, M.D.; Julia and David Fleischner; Robert Hayes; and Mark W. Strong and Dana Strong.