Re-Echo Club Open Call: Duchamp Reception Program in Venice

The Arsenale Institute for Politics of Representation in Venice launches an open call for the Re-Echo Club, a public program tied to the exhibition 'D is for Duchamp the Deep Dyed Deceiver'. Curated by Elena Di Battista and Zoë Wismeth, the program explores reception, authorship, and the afterlife of artistic gestures through Duchamp's legacy. It invites proposals from Italy-based applicants under 35 for critical, speculative, or formal interventions. Selected contributors will participate in events between September and November 2026. Abstracts of max 3,000 characters must be submitted via Google Form by July 15, 2026, with no identifying details. The program offers accommodation and travel costs. Themes include 'The great artist of tomorrow will go underground', 'arrhes : art = merdre : merde', and 'Curating Ambiguity'. The selection committee includes Di Battista, Wismeth, Wolfgang Scheppe, and Nero Editions.