Suzanne Duchamp

Starts on October 10
Findet in Bockenheim statt

Retrospective

The SCHIRN is dedicating the world’s first comprehensive solo exhibition to the pioneer of the Dada movement, Suzanne Duchamp (1889–1963). The retrospective shows her multifaceted oeuvre as an artist whose work extended over a period of fifty years and who contributed to the development of Dadaism during the 1910s and 1920s.

  • About 80 works from 50 years of artistic creation are on display

  • Among them are experimental collages, figurative depictions, abstract paintings, as well as historical photographs and archival discoveries

  • Major international loans, including from MoMA in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris

  • Two figures in a colorful room: one person sitting in an armchair and a woman lying down in blue clothing.
    Suzanne Duchamp, Intimité (Intimacy), 1911, Oil on canvas, 50 × 65 cm
    Private collection / © Suzanne Duchamp / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025
  • Abstract depiction of a woman with a vessel, surrounded by stylized animals and geometric shapes.
    Suzanne Duchamp, Jeune Fille au Chien (Young Girl with Dog), 1912, Oil on canvas, 92 Ă— 73 cm
    entre Pompidou, Paris, MNAM-CCI; En dépôt depuis 2013: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen / bpk / CNAC-MNAM / Bertrand Prévost / © Suzanne Duchamp / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025
  • Abstract composition with geometric shapes and inscriptions in various colors and textures.
    Suzanne Duchamp, Multiplication Brisée et Rétablié (Broken and Restored Multiplication), 1918/19, Oil and silver paper on canvas, 61 × 50 cm
    bpk / The Art Institute of Chicago / Art Resource, NY / © Suzanne Duchamp / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025
  • Vibrant landscape with colorful trees, mountains, and a clear sky, inspired by impressionist painting.
    Suzanne Duchamp, Sans Titre (Paysage) (Untitled [Landscape]), 1943, Oil on canvas, 53 Ă— 65 cm
    Collection of Scott C. Magid / © Suzanne Duchamp / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025
  • Suzanne Duchamp, Lorenzo Picabia, c. 1927, Oil on canvas, 60.1 Ă— 50.1 cm
    Collection of Scott C. Magid / © Suzanne Duchamp / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025
  • A colorful, stylized wedding scene with guests, a table, a bride in white, and a lady in pink.
    Suzanne Duchamp, La Noce (The Wedding), 1924, Oil on canvas, 66 Ă— 92.1 cm
    Private collection / © Suzanne Duchamp / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025
  • Abstract cityscape with geometric shapes, gray buildings, power poles, and warm color tones.
    Suzanne Duchamp, Construction / Paysage Urbain (Urban Landscape), 1913, Oil on canvas, 89 Ă— 130 cm
    Private collection / © Suzanne Duchamp / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025

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  • Supported by

    Dr. Marschner Stiftung
    Ernst Max von Grunelius-Stiftung

  • With additional support by

    Fontana Stiftung
    Georg und Franziska Speyer´sche Hochschulstiftung
    SCHIRN LIGA

  • Media partner

    Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung