Gagosian is set to inaugurate its new ground-floor gallery space at 980 Madison Avenue with a major exhibition of Marcel Duchamp’s work, opening April 25, 2026. The presentation features the artist’s iconic 1964 readymade editions, including "Fountain" and "Bicycle Wheel," returning them to the exact historic location where they made their American debut at Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery sixty years prior. The show coincides with a major Duchamp retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
This exhibition underscores Duchamp’s status as the progenitor of conceptual art and his enduring influence on contemporary titans like Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst. By showcasing the Arturo Schwarz editions, Gagosian highlights the artist's subversion of authorship and originality, while the gallery's expansion into a historic Madison Avenue site signals a strategic reinforcement of its presence in the New York secondary and blue-chip markets.