The Facts
On October 1, 2026, Centre Pompidou announced the finalists for the Marcel Duchamp Prize 2026, including the duo Brognon Rollin (Stéphanie Rollin and David Brognon). Their exhibition, now on view at the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, features an installation centered on sobriety chips collected from addiction support groups. The chips, representing a cumulative 5,376 years of abstinence, are displayed in four reprogrammed slot machines that operate at different frequencies, creating a suspended temporal experience. Three light fixtures connected in real time to a woman named Kate, who has been sober for eight years, pulse according to her emotions. The winner of the prize will be announced.
The Signal
The Marcel Duchamp Prize, established by Adiaf in 2000, is one of France's most prestigious contemporary art awards, recognizing mid-career artists for the ambition and resonance of their work. Brognon Rollin's nomination underscores a growing institutional embrace of socially engaged, participatory practices that address human fragility and addiction. For collectors, the prize often serves as a market signal, historically elevating artists such as Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and Tatiana Trouvé. The duo's 20-year collaborative practice, which moves between photography, film, installation, and performance, positions them as strong contenders in a field that increasingly values conceptual humanism.
- Artists: David Brognon, Stéphanie Rollin, Joël Andrianomearisoa, Laura Henno, Josèfa Ntjam
- People: Kate
- Museums: Centre Pompidou, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
- Locations: Paris
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