latifa echakhch: in a field well-found – artistic practices from the marcel duchamp prize’s 25 years

The selection of the Prize’s Jury includes artists born in France or residing in France, having defined the French scene as the space of their artistic fulfilment. The last past years only have reinforced the idea behind the Prize’s concept to draw a snapshot of the multilayered French scene by selecting the most innovative artists. While immersing into the past of the Prize following the changes, focus and evolution the scene has undergone, hence contributing to a better understanding of the present-day French scene’s complexity, the curators highlight artistic practices and dynamics that while strengthening the French scene might also provide a relevant approach outside its context, on the Central and Eastern European field ̶ more specifically in Hungary: art seen as active agent in the process of engagement, in its capacity to repair, forge platforms of reinterpretation, negotiation and inclusive participation. The Budapest exhibition intends to present eighteen artists’ work(s) in different media, reflecting the rich and diverse pool of approaches that has emerged through this quarter of century under the Duchamp Prize’ aura.

Curators: Jan ELANTKOWSKI, Borbála KÁLMÁN