UCCA proudly presents the “DUCHAMP and/or/in CHINA” public program series, to run in parallel with the exhibition. The series starts with a lecture by art historian, writer, and translator Wang Ruiyun on Duchamp and Western contemporary art. A respected scholar in the field of Western art history in China, Wang Ruiyun will explore the significance of Duchamp in the development of modern art in the West, and consider the question of aesthetic value in relation to Duchamp’s readymades.

This lecture marks the start of a series of lectures, talks, and film screenings on the subject of Duchamp’s life and artistic practice.