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The artist duo David Brognon and Stéphanie Rollin has won the 2026 Prix Marcel Duchamp, France’s most prestigious contemporary art prize. The jury announced the decision on Thursday. Brognon Rollin are known for a multidisciplinary practice that combines installation, sculpture, video, performance, and photography.
A Prize With an Unusual Format This Year
The Prix Marcel Duchamp typically selects four nominees, who then exhibit together at the Centre Pompidou in October. This year, however, the jury chose five nominees instead of the usual four. The other nominees were Malagasy artist Joël Andrianomearisoa, Josèfa Ntjam, filmmaker and artist Laura Henno, and Brognon Rollin.
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In addition, the annual exhibition moved to the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris this year. The Centre Pompidou’s extended closure made the venue change necessary. Winners of the prize receive €35,000, equivalent to just over $40,000.
The Exhibition That Caught the Jury’s Attention
For the MAM exhibition, Brognon Rollin presented a work titled 5,376 years, 1,892 months, 1,110 days, 1,201 hours. The installation featured coin-pusher machines filled with sobriety tokens. These tokens are similar to those given to members of Alcoholics Anonymous when they reach sobriety milestones.
Fabrice Hergott, director of the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, praised the work in a statement. “With Brognon Rollin, the Prix Marcel Duchamp recognises a demanding body of work that gives tangible form to what usually escapes our gaze: the passage of time spent waiting, addiction and inner resilience,” he said. He also described the installation as “a quiet yet tenacious statement on human vulnerability and the exploration of our inner lives.”
A Distinguished Jury and Broader Support
This year’s jury brought together prominent figures from the international art world. Xavier Rey, director of the Centre Pompidou, served on the panel alongside Claude Bonnin, director of Adiaf, the organization that has supported the prize since its founding in 2000. Other jury members included Akemi Shiraha of the Association Marcel Duchamp, Fabrice Hergott, and collectors Fernando Arriola and Marie-Cécile Zinsou.
Artists Kader Attia, who won the Prix Marcel Duchamp in 2016, and Berlinde de Bruyckere also sat on the jury. Furthermore, Karin Hindsbo, director of the Tate Modern, and Christophe Leribault, president of the Château de Versailles, were among the panel members.
Beyond the €35,000 prize, ADIAF also provides €40,000 in additional financial support to the nominees and their galleries. The organization also features the nominees in a dedicated annual publication.
Exhibition Continues Into 2027
The Prix Marcel Duchamp exhibition remains on view at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris through February 7, 2027. Odile Burluraux, chief curator at MAM, and Nicolas Liucci-Goutnikov, curator at the Centre Pompidou and head of the Bibliothèque Kandinsky, jointly curated the show.
