Controversy over unauthorized copy of Duchamp's 'The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even' at Centre Pompidou-Metz

A copy of Marcel Duchamp's seminal work 'The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even' (the Large Glass) is on display at the Centre Pompidou-Metz as part of the exhibition 'Lacan, l'exposition. Quand l'art rencontre la psychanalyse' until May 27, 2024. The copy, attributed to Pascal Goblot, was originally created in 2014 under the supervision of artist Bernard Moninot at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris, with six students. The work was intended to be destroyed after filming, but Goblot allegedly removed it without permission and later claimed sole authorship. Moninot and the students assert their collective role, and the piece's provenance is disputed. The museum's cartel describes it as a 'Copie éphémère « to be broken »' and announces a performance on March 24, 2024, where Goblot will destroy it. Critics, including writer Renaud Ego, denounce the appropriation as a 'détournement' and question the museum's complicity. The controversy highlights issues of authorship, authenticity, and institutional responsibility.