• The Pleasure Pavilion

    A series of installations

      

    Pipilotti Rist: Sept 17–Oct 3 | Philip Taaffe: Oct 8–24 | Jason Moran: Oct 29–Nov 14 | Zarina: Nov 19–Dec 5 |

    Tomm El-Saieh: Dec 10–Jan 16 | Ragnar Kjartansson: Jan 21–Feb 27 | Salman Toor: Mar 4–Apr 10 | Rachel Whiteread: Apr 15–May 28
  • Over the course of the exhibition, in a succession of three-week-long installations, eight Luhring Augustine artists will be paired with... Over the course of the exhibition, in a succession of three-week-long installations, eight Luhring Augustine artists will be paired with... Over the course of the exhibition, in a succession of three-week-long installations, eight Luhring Augustine artists will be paired with... Over the course of the exhibition, in a succession of three-week-long installations, eight Luhring Augustine artists will be paired with... Over the course of the exhibition, in a succession of three-week-long installations, eight Luhring Augustine artists will be paired with... Over the course of the exhibition, in a succession of three-week-long installations, eight Luhring Augustine artists will be paired with... Over the course of the exhibition, in a succession of three-week-long installations, eight Luhring Augustine artists will be paired with... Over the course of the exhibition, in a succession of three-week-long installations, eight Luhring Augustine artists will be paired with... Over the course of the exhibition, in a succession of three-week-long installations, eight Luhring Augustine artists will be paired with... Over the course of the exhibition, in a succession of three-week-long installations, eight Luhring Augustine artists will be paired with... Over the course of the exhibition, in a succession of three-week-long installations, eight Luhring Augustine artists will be paired with... Over the course of the exhibition, in a succession of three-week-long installations, eight Luhring Augustine artists will be paired with...

    Over the course of the exhibition, in a succession of three-week-long installations, eight Luhring Augustine artists will be paired with the front façade of a 19th century Indian pleasure pavilion. Inviting conversations ranging from concept and intent, form and function, to many others, the juxtapositions will simultaneously illuminate the contemporary aspects of the pavilion and the timeless interests of the contemporary artists.

     

    For more images and materials about the exhibition, click here.

  • Ragnar Kjartansson

    January 21 – February 27, 2021

  • Ragnar Kjartansson, Bliss, 2020, Single channel video, 11:59:25 hours, Recorded at REDCAT as part of LA Phil's Fluxus Festival curated by Christopher Rountree 25 May 2019, originally a commission for Performa 11. Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York and i8 Gallery, Reykjavík
  • While the naturalism of the carved floral motifs on the pavilion reflects the impact of European art, these motifs are...

    While the naturalism of the carved floral motifs on the pavilion reflects the impact of European art, these motifs are also related to the Indian tradition, in which the lotus, for example, is always considered an auspicious flower. Its appearance in the pavilion’s decoration would have imbued the building and its inhabitants with magical protection. From the Islamic point of view, as expressed in the art of the Persianate world, the floral motifs would have served as a reminder that Paradise is always conceived as a garden.

    – George Michell, architectural historian specializing in ancient Indian architecture, “A Mughal-Style Pleasure Pavilion from a Hindu Palace or Garden Resort"

     

    To read the full essay, click here.

  • PAST

     

    Pipilotti Rist

    September 17 – October 2, 2020

  • Philip Taaffe

    October 4 – October 24, 2020

  • Jason Moran

    October 29 – November 14, 2020

  • Zarina

    October 29 – November 14, 2020

  • Tomm El-Saieh

    December 10, 2020 – January 16, 2021