Chess at MoMA

28th July, 2026

Museum of Modern Art, New York

Very honoured to be taking part in the exhibition Chess Simul at MoMA on the 28th July, 2026 - what would have been Duchamp’s 139th birthday - alongside an array of wonderful, artists, writers and scholars, across the board from chess legend and former World Champion Susan Polgar.

In conjunction with the exhibition Marcel Duchamp, and in celebration of Duchamp’s birthday, 50 opponents from the art world will face off against chess grandmaster Susan Polgar. Museum visitors are invited to watch the match throughout the day.

[Portrait of Chess Players, Marcel Duchamp, 1911]

Oil on canvas, 100.6 × 100.5 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art: The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950