DUCHAMP and/or/in CHINA is the most comprehensive exhibition in China of Duchamp’s works to date, as well as an investigation into his impact the development of contemporary art in China. Presented in partnership with the Institut Français de Chine as part of the 2013 Croisements festival, Duchamp’s Boîte-en-valise, a “portable museum” consisting of miniature reproductions of his key works, serves as a centerpiece to the exhibition. Related works by Duchamp as well as a special selection of works by Chinese artists who have been influenced by him provide an opportunity to observe the ways in which questions central to the very idea of modernity have traveled and been translated through the 20th and 21st centuries.

The exhibition is curated by Francis Naumann and John Tancock, and featured Chinese artists include: Ai Weiwei / Cai Yuan + Xi Jianjun / Huang Yong Ping / Lee Kit / Polit-Sheer-Form / Qiu Zhijie / Song Dong + Yin Xiuzhen / Taca Sui / Wang Jun-jieh / Wang Xingwei / Xu Zhen / Yan Lei / Zheng Guogu