Frank Gehry’s glistening new tower in Arles, which has taken some 13 years and more than €150m to build, is intended to evoke both the starry nights of Vincent van Gogh and a classical amphitheatre, nodding to the southern French town’s past as the administrative heart of Roman Gaul. The Zurich-based Luma Foundation’s new centre is home to research facilities, seminar rooms and artists’ studios, as well as exhibition spaces; the inaugural programme of exhibitions, which runs from 26 June–26 September, includes work by a host of big-name international artists – among them Sigmar Polke, Rosemarie Trockel, John Akomfrah and Sophia Al Maria. Find out more from the Luma Foundation’s website.
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Luma Arles. Photo: Iwan Baan
Luma Arles. Photo: Iwan Baan
Installation view of ‘The Impermanent Display’ at Luma Arles; pictured in the foreground is Paul McCarthy’s White Snow and Dopey, Wood (2011). Photo: Marc Domage