Luma Arles Foundation - Spring 2026 Exhibitions
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An Artistic Spring at the LUMA Foundation
As Arles reaffirms its status as a premier destination for contemporary art enthusiasts, the LUMA Foundation presented a new exhibition series in the spring of 2026. Bringing together works by international artists, archival materials, and interactive projects at the intersection of the visual and digital arts, the program invited visitors to explore installations that examine pressing social issues.
Between Exchange and Creation
Open to the public since 2021, LUMA Arles hosts artist residencies, lectures, research programs, and numerous cultural events. Throughout the seasons, the curatorial programs are updated to encourage artistic discovery, particularly among the residents of Arles.
The institution aims to strengthen the dialogue between the arts, science, the environment, and major contemporary issues. Its artistic programming addresses themes related to ecology, human rights, technological change, collective memory, and new forms of artistic creation.
A Diversity of Perspectives in Spring 2026
Spread across the site’s various spaces, the spring program centered on six artistic projects:
In Search of... Incredible by Julianknxx, exploring the transmission of Comorian narratives through poetry, tangible heritage, images, and sounds, while examining the connections between memory, identity, and diasporic experiences.
Delta by Verena Paravel, dedicated to the relationships between humans, animals, and their environment, with a focus on the Camargue;
Overpainted Photographs by Gerhard Richter, featuring the artist’s famous photographs covered in paint;
100 Years of Cahiers d’Art and LUMA Arles, celebrating the centennial of the journal Cahiers d’Art and tracing its influence on art history;
In the Veins by Camille Henrot, a video installation revealing the mechanisms that connect individuals and systems of thought;
Hans Ulrich Obrist Archives – Chapter 6: “I Think Experimentation Should Never End” by Zaha Hadid, reflecting on the thinking of architect Zaha Hadid through archives, drawings, documents, and projects that illustrate her approach.
In this way, the LUMA Foundation reaffirms its commitment to highlighting artists’ careers and archives from the past, while exploring the major questions of our time.
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