Now showing at LUMA Arles: David Armstrong, Liu Chuang, Maria Lassnig, Philippe Parreno, and Tony Oursler

Now showing at LUMA Arles: David Armstrong, Liu Chuang, Maria Lassnig, Philippe Parreno, and Tony Oursler
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A closer look at the artists of the 2021 exhibition program

"I’ve been enabling or producing projects since the end of the ‘90s, collaborating with artists and institutions around specific projects. These have gradually become a collection which the public can discover as they make their way through the Parc des Ateliers.

Every one of the pieces is the product of an experience with each of the artists. These productions, some of which go back several decades while others are quite new, together form a continuity which opens up the way to further productions, thus building an accompaniment, a lasting relationship and conversations which are visible in the art works. Working closely with the artists over a long period also makes one a player in the greater ecosystem of the Art world. It’s a sector which has endured and ridden out the profound mutations which the world has undergone since the end of the 20th Century. Globalisation, technological innovations, the redefinition of roles in a world of culture heightened by geopolitical and economic issues, all of these have been expressed in contemporary creation produced over this period.

While I have been both a witness and a player in all of it, I have nevertheless had a feeling of dissatisfaction in the face of the fragmented nature of what, in my view, could have come together and been connected. I have asked myself about environmental issues and our relationship with Nature, about creation, human rights and dignity, about education… all of this in an effort to try and define more precisely the ideal conditions, place and environment which would allow artists—but also scientists, philosophers and the actors in our society formed by firms and people—to get together to exchange, to think and to act. I wanted to create a venue which offered a space and the necessary time for different languages and practices to converse, to open up new paths and bring about new perspectives.

In the beginnings of LUMA I used to talk about “a utopia for a cultural institution of the 21st Century” and Arles became the place to project this ideal. Later, utopia had to be shaped and confront the realities of the physical spaces, the ideas, and the means and structures available in society to make it all happen."

Maja Hoffmann

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View of the exhibition The Impermanent Display I.
Collection Maja Hoffmann / LUMA Foundation
Photo: © Marc Domage

Arles Through the Artists’ Eyes

In 2021, artists presented at LUMA Arles spent time in Arles to work, experiment, and develop their projects. Through their artworks and research, they offered singular perspectives on the city—each telling its story in their own way and opening up new ways to see and understand it.

Learn more about the artists featured in 2021

In 2021, the full opening of the Parc des Ateliers and the activation of the spaces inside The Tower were accompanied by the launch of an ambitious program reflecting LUMA Arles’ artistic, environmental, and social commitments.

Christian Marclay

Artist

Philippe Parreno

Artist

Rirkrit Tiravanija

Artist

Etel Adnan

Artist, poet and essayist

Carsten Höller

Artist

Liam Gillick

Artist, writer

Ólafur Elíasson

Artist

KOO JEONG A

Artist

Franz West

Artist

Kerstin Brätsch

Artist

Alighiero Boetti

Artist

Bruce Nauman

Artist

Cy Twombly

Artist

Rosemarie Trockel

Artist

Richard Long

Artist

Duane Michals

Photograph

Diane Arbus

Photographer

Hans-Peter Feldmann

Urs Fischer

Artist

Katharina Fritsch

Peter Fischli

Artist

Mike Kelley

Artist

Paul McCarthy

Artist

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Simon Fischer Turner

Composeur, musician

Edouard Glissant

Novelist, poet

Derek Jarman

Filmaker,scenographer

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster

Artist

Tino Sehgal

Artist

Sophia Al Maria

Writer, Filmmaker

Jakob Kudsk Steensen

Artist

Kapwani Kiwanga

Artist

Pierre Huyghe

Artist

A selection of images from the 2021 exhibitions

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Conjunctions, P. Staff
As part of the group exhibition Prelude
© Marc Domage
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The Impermanent Display I
© Marc Domage
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The Hidden Side of the Archive
© Marc Domage
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Flowers for Africa, Kapwani Kixanga
As part of the group exhibition Prelude
© Marc Domage
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Three Generations: Works from the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation Collection
© Adrian Deweerdt

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4e édition Prix Dior de la Photographie et des Arts Visuels pour Jeunes Talents
© Andrea Cenetiempo

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Prelude
© Marc Domage
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The Clock, Christian Marclay
© Marc Domage
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The Hidden Side of the Archive
© Marc Domage
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The Impermanent Display I
© Marc Domage
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The Hidden Side of the Archive
© Marc Domage
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If and Only If, Anri Sala
© Adrian Deweerdt
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Endodrome, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
© Adrian Deweerdt
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Life After BOB: The Chalice Study, Ian Cheng
© Marc Domage

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Hans-Ulrich Obrist Archives - Chapter 1: Édouard Glissant
© Arthur Fouray

Artists at LUMA Arles Over the Years

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Artists 2024

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Artists 2023

Photo Digital-Sigmar Polke - LUMA Arles - ©Adrian Deweerdt
Artists 2022

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