LUMA Arles is an interdisciplinary creative campus where, through exhibitions, conferences, live performances, architecture and design, thinkers, artists, researchers, and scientists question the relationships between art, culture, environment, human rights, and research. The cultural center is located on the Parc des Ateliers, a former railway wasteland covering 11 hectares. The landscape garden, park, and pond surrounding the campus are the work of landscape architect Bas Smets.

© Adrian-Deweerd
© Adrian-Deweerd
© Adrian-Deweerd
© Adrian-Deweerd
© Adrian-Deweerd
© Adrian-Deweerd
© Adrian-Deweerd
© Adrian-Deweerd

LUMA Arles is an interdisciplinary creative campus where, through exhibitions, conferences, live performances, architecture and design, thinkers, artists, researchers, and scientists question the relationships between art, culture, environment, human rights, and research. The cultural center is located on the Parc des Ateliers, a former railway wasteland covering 11 hectares. The landscape garden, park, and pond surrounding the campus are the work of landscape architect Bas Smets.

Programme

A family on their lawn one Sunday in Westchester, N.Y. 1968 ©The Estate of Diane Arbus.
A family on their lawn one Sunday in Westchester, N.Y. 1968 ©The Estate of Diane Arbus.

Constellation, Diane Arbus

Constellation shows the master set of photographs that belonged to the artist, which includes more than 450 images, some of them still unpublished.

Clown In Harlem 2, 2006 Archival pigment print © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
Clown In Harlem 2, 2006 Archival pigment print © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
The Joker, See Faust, 2004 Archival pigment print © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
The Joker, See Faust, 2004 Archival pigment print © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco

The Shape of Things, Carrie Mae Weems

The Shape of Things is a powerfully and critical reflection on events both deeply embedded in American culture and history and the explosive events of recent years.

Christodoulos Panayiotou Never Land, 2008, 135 color slides, 3 synchronized slide projectors, Images sourced from the archive of the newspaper Phileleftheros, Nicosia, Cyprus
Christodoulos Panayiotou Never Land, 2008, 135 color slides, 3 synchronized slide projectors, Images sourced from the archive of the newspaper Phileleftheros, Nicosia, Cyprus
Portrait de Christodoulos Panayiotou © Nikita Shubnyi
Portrait de Christodoulos Panayiotou © Nikita Shubnyi

One Year, Christodoulos Panayiotou

Fantasy, desire, complex political histories, post-colonial narratives, and the records of the passing of time are key elements of the year-long performative exhibition.

Ahlam Shibli, untitled (Occupation no. 15), al-Khalil/Hebron, Palestine, 2016–17, impression chromogène, 40 x 60 cm. Courtesy of the artist © Ahlam Shibli
Ahlam Shibli, untitled (Occupation no. 15), al-Khalil/Hebron, Palestine, 2016–17, impression chromogène, 40 x 60 cm. Courtesy of the artist © Ahlam Shibli
Portrait d’Ahlam Shibli
Portrait d’Ahlam Shibli

Alham Shibli

Embedding herself in the life of her subjects, Shibli examines how conflicting opinions inform the production of private, political and social contexts.

Bouchra Khalili, The Circle. 2023. Installation mixte. 2 projections vidéo synchronisées (vidéo numérique, film 16 mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo) ; cinq films 16 mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo, film 16 mm, noir et blanc, transferé sur vidéo) ; cinq films 16mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo, sur moniteurs cubiques ; 1 affiche. Commande conjointe de la Sharjah Art Foundation, de Macba et de la LUMA Foundation. Image extraite de la vidéo.
Bouchra Khalili, The Circle. 2023. Installation mixte. 2 projections vidéo synchronisées (vidéo numérique, film 16 mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo) ; cinq films 16 mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo, film 16 mm, noir et blanc, transferé sur vidéo) ; cinq films 16mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo, sur moniteurs cubiques ; 1 affiche. Commande conjointe de la Sharjah Art Foundation, de Macba et de la LUMA Foundation. Image extraite de la vidéo.
Bouchra Khalili, The Circle. 2023. Installation mixte. 2 projections vidéo synchronisées (vidéo numérique, film 16 mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo) ; cinq films 16 mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo, film 16 mm, noir et blanc, transferé sur vidéo) ; cinq films 16mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo, sur moniteurs cubiques ; 1 affiche. Commande conjointe de la Sharjah Art Foundation, de Macba et de la LUMA Foundation. Image extraite de la vidéo.
Bouchra Khalili, The Circle. 2023. Installation mixte. 2 projections vidéo synchronisées (vidéo numérique, film 16 mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo) ; cinq films 16 mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo, film 16 mm, noir et blanc, transferé sur vidéo) ; cinq films 16mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo, sur moniteurs cubiques ; 1 affiche. Commande conjointe de la Sharjah Art Foundation, de Macba et de la LUMA Foundation. Image extraite de la vidéo.
Bouchra Khalili, The Circle. 2023. Installation mixte. 2 projections vidéo synchronisées (vidéo numérique, film 16 mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo) ; cinq films 16 mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo, film 16 mm, noir et blanc, transferé sur vidéo) ; cinq films 16mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo, sur moniteurs cubiques ; 1 affiche. Commande conjointe de la Sharjah Art Foundation, de Macba et de la LUMA Foundation. Image extraite de la vidéo.
Bouchra Khalili, The Circle. 2023. Installation mixte. 2 projections vidéo synchronisées (vidéo numérique, film 16 mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo) ; cinq films 16 mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo, film 16 mm, noir et blanc, transferé sur vidéo) ; cinq films 16mm, noir et blanc, son, transféré sur vidéo, sur moniteurs cubiques ; 1 affiche. Commande conjointe de la Sharjah Art Foundation, de Macba et de la LUMA Foundation. Image extraite de la vidéo.
Portrait de Bouchra Khalili
Portrait de Bouchra Khalili

The Circle, Bouchra Khalili

The Circle refers to the tradition of Al-Halqa, an old tradition of storytelling in Morocco in which the audience is an essential part and where stories unfold in multiple layer.

Agnès Varda Patatutopia © Adrian Deweerdt
Agnès Varda Patatutopia © Adrian Deweerdt

Archive de Hans-Ulrich Obrist - Chapitre 3 : Agnès Varda

A day without seeing a tree is a ruined day

With unique works from Agnès Varda's career and a selection of documents from Hans-Ulrich Obrist's archives, the exhibition bears witness to the interdisciplinarity and curiosity that characterize their shared vision.

Access

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13200 Arles
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PLACES TO DISCOVER

L’Aire, petit centre d’art : restaurant and art gallery (artistic director Cyrille Putman).
La Croisière : ephemeral space in the heart of Arles with restaurant, juice bar, open-air cinema, bookstore, grocery store, exhibitions, yoga classes, petanque field, music, well-being...
Musée Reattu : museum created around the artworks of the Arles painter Jacques Réattu and a collection of drawings by Picasso; the place is also devoted to photography and architecture.
Georges Selz : antique stores.
Maison Fragonard : the famous perfumer from Grasse has chosen to set up shop just a stone's throw from the famous Roman amphitheater and the ancient theater.

PLACES TO STAY

La Chassagnette : a tribute to the richness of the vegetables combined with local producers’ meat and fish by Chef Armand Arnal. One Michelin star.
L’Arlatan : the place to be in Arles! A total work of art by Jorge Pardo. A colourful universe to sleep in, eat or enjoy a cocktail.
L'Épicerie du Cloître : a place designed by India Mahdavi. Located on a small place in the heart of Arles.
Le Nord-Pinus : on its terrace, at the bar or in the bedrooms, this hotspot of the Arlesian life welcomed Hemingway, Cocteau, Picasso, Inès de la Fressange or Kate Moss.

PLACES TO EAT

Le Chardon : this living space welcomes Chefs in residence.
Bazar Café : coffee shop, brunch, healthy, tasty, organic and seasonal cuisine.
Infini Café : organic coffee beans, hot chocolate prepared with chocolate pieces and homemade cakes.
Le Tambourin : traditional and Provençal cuisine to enjoy on a terrace, under the majestic plane trees of the Place du Forum.
Monstre : gallery, café, restaurant, olive oil, salt, pepper.
Le Gibolin : bistrot, wine bar and organic cuisine in the uncommon district of la Roquette.
Le Galoubet : refined recipes to enjoy on a beautiful terrace, in the heart of the old town.
Mon Bar : orovençal specialties, brasserie meals and Creole recipes. A must-go terrace.
Restaurant-Hôtel Le Voltaire : a 5-minute walk from the train station, in the old centre, near the Rhône docks, at the foot of the Arenas.