Artist duo Brognon Rollin won the 2026 Marcel Duchamp Prize for an installation built around sobriety tokens, with the award announced in Paris on October 22, 2026. The prize carries €35,000 for the winner.

Key Takeaways

  • The installation uses tokens collected since 2022 to represent periods of sobriety.
  • The shortlisted artists’ exhibition is open free of charge through February 7, 2027.

Marcel Duchamp Prize recognizes installation

Claude Bonnin, president of the Association for the International Diffusion of French Art, or ADIAF, announced the award at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris.

David Brognon and Stéphanie Rollin’s installation, titled “5,376 Years, 1,892 Months, 1,110 Days, 1,201 Hours,” places sobriety tokens inside four carnival machines. Three wall lights are connected to a woman named Kate, who adjusts their brightness remotely according to her circumstances.

Brognon and Rollin have worked together since 2006. Their practice has addressed waiting, confinement and the experiences of people living at the margins of society.

Prize and exhibition details

Established by ADIAF in 2000 and organized with the Centre Pompidou, the prize recognizes four artists or collectives each year. Its total endowment is €90,000, including the winner’s award.

The 2026 exhibition also features shortlisted artists Joël Andrianomearisoa, Laura Henno and Josèfa Ntjam. The Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris is hosting the shortlisted artists’ exhibitions and winner announcements from 2025 to 2029 while the Centre Pompidou’s historic building undergoes renovation.

Next milestone

The exhibition remains open at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris through February 7, 2027.

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