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The LUMA Foundation will open LUMA Arles on June 26, a 27-acre creative campus at the Parc des Ateliers in Arles.
The LUMA Foundation opened LUMA Arles on June 26, a 27-acre creative campus at the Parc des Ateliers in Arles. The Arles project is the brainchild of Maja Hoffmann, who established the LUMA Foundation in 2004. LUMA Arles will house exhibition galleries, project spaces, and the LUMA’s research and archive facilities, alongside workshop and seminar rooms.
With a tower designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry, the twisted geometric structure brings together artists and innovators of the future. “We wanted to evoke the local, from Van Gogh’s Starry Night to the soaring rock clusters you find in the region. Its central drum echoes the plan of the Roman amphitheatre,” said Frank Gehry.
The campus is also home to seven former railway factories, four of which have been renovated by Selldorf Architects as exhibition and performance spaces. The surrounding gardens and public park are designed by landscape architect Bas Smets.
Alongside the construction and renovation works, LUMA Arles features over 45 artists and designers in the opening programme, with special new commissions by major international artists, including Etel Adnan, Ólafur Elíasson, Koo Jeong A and Rirkrit Tiravanija amongst others. A number of new exhibitions will open across the LUMA Arles campus.
“The New Black Vanguard” is a group exhibition presented at the 52nd Les Rencontres d’Arles photography festival, from July 4 to September 26, 2021.
“Rethink Everything” is a group exhibition presented at the 52nd Les Rencontres d’Arles photography festival, from July 4 to September 26, 2021.
“Sibadala Sibancane” by South African artist Lebogang Tlhako is on view at the 52nd Les Rencontres d’Arles photography festival from July 4 to September 26, 2021.
Pieter Hugo’s “Being Present” is on view at the 52nd Les Rencontres d’Arles photography festival, from July 4 to September 26, 2021.
“Migrant Gardens” presents interactive installations by Chilean artist Enrique Ramírez, currently on view at the 52nd Les Rencontres d’Arles photography festival through September 26, 2021.
Sabine Weiss’ “A Photographer’s Life” is on view at the 52nd Les Rencontres d’Arles photography festival, through September 26, 2021.
The Orient Express Endowment Fund is showing “Orient-Express & Cie," co-produced with Les Rencontres d’Arles photography festival, on view through September 26.
For its 52nd year, Les Rencontres d’Arles photography festival is being held in Arles from July 4 to September 26, 2021.
The Musée Réattu is presenting the work of photographer Graziano Arici, in the exhibition entitled “Now is the Winter of our Discontent” on view through October 3.
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