05/17/2026
Wed, 5/20 at 7pm Long Beach Public Library presents: Marcel Duchamp with Thomas Germano
Register for this presentation at: https://longbeachpl.librarycalendar.com/event/marcel-duchamp-thomas-germano-115278
Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968) is one of the most influential artists of the modern and post-modern periods. Over a six-decade career, Duchamp challenged the very definition of the object/artwork, and his art has been referenced by artists so frequently, the term “Duchampian” has become an understood term we use frequently to describe ready-made, mass-produced objects incorporated as, or within a work of art.
Duchamp contributed to Cubism, Futurism, Da Da, Surrealism, Pop, and trompe l’oeil. Duchamp’s pursuits were marked by continuous reinvention and deliberate inconsistencies.
Duchamp's art will be shown first at MoMA, NYC from April 12th through August 22nd, before traveling to the Philadelphia Museum of Art Fall in the fall. A smaller version will be offered at Paris’s Grand Palais in Spring 2027. The MoMA and Philadelphia Museum will feature approximately 300 artworks offering today’s audiences the first opportunity to view the full breadth of Duchamp’s creative output. This exhibition marks the first retrospective of the artist’s work in the United States since 1973.
