For this special conversation, join artists Marcel Dzama, Martine Gutierrez, and Anicka Yi as they explore Marcel Duchamp’s constant reinventions, breadth of creative expression, and ability to refigure form and function, in the context of the exhibition Marcel Duchamp. The conversation will be moderated by Ann Temkin, The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture, and Michelle Kuo, MoMA’s chief curator at large and publisher.
After the conversation, enjoy Artist Party: Marcel Duchamp.
Admission to the Artist Talk is free, but registration is required.
Since rising to prominence in the late 1990s, Marcel Dzama has developed an instantly recognizable visual language that investigates human action and motivation, as well as the blurred relationship between the real and the subconscious. Drawing equally from folk vernacular and art-historical and contemporary influences, Dzama’s work visualizes a universe of childhood fantasies and otherworldly fairy tales.
Martine Gutierrez is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice spans photography, video, music, and performance. Through self-portraiture and cinematic tableaux, she reimagines identity as both material and method. Her body becomes a site of transformation, an instrument for examining desire and belonging. Drawing from family archives and her multicultural heritage, Gutierrez melds autobiography with artifice. Her characters occupy a wide spectrum of archetypes—mainstream and marginal, sacred and satirical—embodying the ever-shifting terrain of nationality, gender, and sexuality. At eight years old, Gutierrez had her first solo exhibition and sold her first artwork at La Peña Cultural Center. Her work has since been exhibited internationally, from the 58th Venice Biennale to major public installations across American cities through the Public Art Fund. Her work is also held in numerous public collections, including the National Gallery of Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, and The Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. In 2025 she received a Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography.
Anicka Yi (b. 1971, Seoul) draws on scientific inquiry to explore human existence, the symbiotic relationships between living and non-living forms, and the inherently mutable nature of the universe and its systems. Working across installation, sculpture, painting, and immersive environments, Yi invites viewers to consider the porous boundaries between art and biology, human and non-human intelligence, and natural and constructed worlds. Yi addresses human anxieties surrounding impermanence, the passage of time, and cultural mythologies through a wide range of disciplines including microbiology, synthetic biology, and artificial intelligence research.
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The exhibition is made possible by Bank of America.
Leadership support is provided by the Leontine S. and Cornell G. Ebers Endowment Fund, the Lonti Ebers Endowment for Performance, the Xin Zhang and Shiyi Pan Endowment Fund, the Sandra and Tony Tamer Exhibition Fund, Eva and Glenn Dubin, the Eyal and Marilyn Ofer Family Foundation, and The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art.
Major funding is provided by Jack Shear in honor of Agnes Gund through The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Jerry Speyer and Katherine Farley, and The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art.
The Bloomberg Connects digital experience is made possible through the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies. Scan the QR code below to explore the exhibition through audio commentaries from artists, curators, and many others.
Leadership support for the publication is provided by the Perry and Nancy Lee Bass Publication Endowment Fund, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, and Ryan Zurrer.
Major funding is provided by The Museum of Modern Art’s Research and Scholarly Publications endowment established through the generosity of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Edward John Noble Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Perry R. Bass, and the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Challenge Grant Program.
Generous support is provided by the Jo Carole Lauder Publications Endowment Fund of The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art.