The United States will host its first major Marcel Duchamp retrospective in over 50 years, opening at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on April 16, 2026, before traveling to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in fall 2026 and then to the Grand Palais in Paris in 2027. Organized by MoMA’s Ann Temkin and Michelle Kuo and the Philadelphia Museum’s Matthew Affron, the exhibition features nearly 300 objects spanning Duchamp’s entire career, including iconic works such as *Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2* (1912) and *Fountain* (1917). The show aims to reveal lesser-known aspects of Duchamp’s practice, emphasizing his transatlantic life between France and the United States.
This retrospective matters because Duchamp is one of the most influential figures in modern art, yet comprehensive surveys of his work are exceedingly rare—the last U.S. retrospective was in 1973. By presenting the full breadth of his oeuvre, including readymades, paintings, and his portable "Boîte-en-Valises," the exhibition challenges the common perception of Duchamp and underscores his radical redefinition of art and the artist. The collaboration between major American and French institutions also highlights Duchamp’s dual citizenship and his enduring impact on contemporary art.