Artists of the 2026 exhibition program - LUMA Arles

“Our program reflects the conditions of the present moment, its uncertainties, its accelerations, and its profound transformations. In a time defined by rapid technological change and shifting social realities, artists help us slow down, perceive differently, and confront what often remains unseen. Our exhibitions are not only places for contemplation, but for critical awareness. They affirm the capacity of art to expand our understanding, challenge dominant narratives, and imagine sound, performance, and live encounters alongside exhibitions, we are creating spaces where audiences participate and become implicated, to restore a sense of immediacy and shared presence and imagine ways of being together.”

Maja Hoffmann

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The 2026 program brings into dialogue a wide range of practices that address the urgencies and possibilities of our time, from technological transformation and ecological instability to questions of identity, memory, and collective futures.

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Gerhard Richter

Artist

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Stan Douglas

Visual artist

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Patti Smith

Writer, artist and performer

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Soundwalk Collective

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Camille Henrot

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Verena Paravel

Anthropologist and filmmaker

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Zaha Hadid

Architect

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Julianknxx

Poet, artist, and filmmaker

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Saodat Ismailovat C-anvarrakishev

Saodat Ismailova

Filmmaker and artist

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A selection of images from the 2026 exhibitions

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100 Years of Cahiers d'Art and LUMA Arles
© Victor & Simon / Grégoire d'Ablon

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Camille Henrot, In the Veins.
© Victor & Simon / Grégoire d'Ablon

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Dior Photography and Visual Arts Award for Young Talents 2026
© Andrea Cenetiempo

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Overpainted Photographs, Gerhard Richter.
© Victor & Simon / Grégoire d'Ablon

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Julianknxx, In Search of... Incredible.
© Victor & Simon / Grégoire d'Ablon

Saodat Ismailova, Amanat, La Forêt sacrée, arrêt sur image, 2026. Les Forges, LUMA Arles, France. © Victor&Simon - Grégoire d’Ablon - 3212 x 4283

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Amanat, The Sacred Forest, Saodat Ismailova.
© Victor & Simon / Grégoire d'Ablon

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CORRESPONDENCES, Soundwalk Collective & Patti Smith.
© Victor & Simon / Grégoire d'Ablon

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Bodies Never Lie, Stan Douglas.
© Victor & Simon / Grégoire d'Ablon

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Delta, Verena Paravel.
© Victor & Simon / Grégoire d'Ablon

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Offprint Arles
© Victor & Simon / Grégoire d'Ablon

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Hans Ulrich Obrist Archives Chapter 6: Zaha Hadid ‘I Think There Should Be No End to Experimentation’
© Victor & Simon / Grégoire d'Ablon

Artists at LUMA Arles Over the Years

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Artists of the 2025 season

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Artists of the 2024 season

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Artists of the 2023 season

Photo Digital-Sigmar Polke - LUMA Arles - ©Adrian Deweerdt

Artists of the 2022 season

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Artists of the 2021 season