Xie Lei Awarded 2025 Prix Marcel Duchamp with €35,000 Prize

Xie Lei has received the 2025 Prix Marcel Duchamp, emerging as the winner from a group of four finalists. The Chinese-born, Paris-based painter will be granted €35,000, while each shortlisted artist—Bianca Bondi, Eva Nielsen, and Lionel Sabatté—receives €10,000 to support exhibition development. Xie Lei's practice investigates the interplay between visibility and disappearance, treating painting as an experimental domain. He merges subtle references from literature and film with personal feelings to create microcosms that contemplate existence's ambiguous nature. For the prize, he exhibits seven large-scale luminous green canvases that convert gravitational force into a dreamlike environment. All four artists' works are currently displayed at the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris until 22 February 2026. Xie Lei, originally from Huainan, China, now lives and works in Paris, focusing on painting that explores existential complexity through blended cultural and emotional references.