The 41st edition of FIAC just ended on Sunday, October 26th, after four days of exhibitions and events at the Grand Palais, the Jardin des Tuileries and the Jardin des Plantes, the Berges de Seine, and the Place Vendôme, in addition to other locations. In this context, the Marcel Duchamp Prize was able to captivate an audience of contemporary art experts and art aficionados - in fact, the Prize has experienced a constant success since its inception in 2000.

To determine this year's winner, the jury of the 2014 Marcel Duchamp Prize met on Friday, October 24th, after seeing the respective presentations of the Prize’s four finalists - namely, Theo Mercier, Julien Prévieux, Florian & Michael Quistrebert and Evariste Richer. Shortly after, Julien Prévieux, a 40-year-old artist from Grenoble, was celebrated as the winner of the 2014 Marcel Duchamp Prize.

That said, Prévieux is no newbie to the FIAC art fair. In 2007, one of his works (Glissemsent, 2004) was already exhibited at the Jardin des Tuileries. This year, the artist was able to convince the jury with a video entitled What Shall We Do Next?, (2007-2014). Noting that technology has a considerable influence on our behavior, the artist collaborated with professional actors and dancers, in order to stage and film various types of behaviors and expressions that determine our everyday life. The video performance therefore combined various artistic practices, such as dance, visual arts, technology and further artistic experimentations. The artist was granted 35 000 euros by ADIAF, as well as a solo exhibition at the Centre Pompidou, announced for the upcoming Fall. Julien Prévieux is represented by Galerie Jousse Entreprise in Paris.

Established in 2000 by the ADIAF (Association pour la Diffusion Internationale de l’’Art Français), in partnership with the Centre Pompidou, the National Museum of Modern Art, and FIAC, the Marcel Duchamp Prize aims to promote contemporary artists working in France, on an international level.

Picture courtesy of FIAC.