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Interview with Theaster Gates

"A workshop on clay (…) is a kind of experimental device about becoming."

As part of a long-term engagement with LUMA Arles, Theaster Gates returns this year to the Grande Halle to present Le Chant du Centre [The Song of the Center], a ceramic workshop where the public can experience the artist’s sculptural production and research. Why did he choose a ceramics workshop…

Interview with Hans-Ulrich Obrist

"That happens only with the greatest artists that every generation not only finds it relevant, but can take something else."

This year, the Hans Ulrich Obrist Archives at LUMA Arles dedicate their fourth chapter to exploring the work of Gustav Metzger, a key figure in ecology and activism in the arts. How did the friendship and collaboration between Hans Ulrich Obrist and Gustav Metzger begin? How have Metzger’s…

Interview with Erika Verzutti

"How do we cope with the studio practice listening to the news these days?"

Following her residency at LUMA Arles from May to July 2024, sculptor Erika Verzutti presents "The Life of Sculptures," an exhibition featuring a significant collection of new works and an ongoing film project shot in Arles. What is her relationship with verticality in her art? How does she…

Interview with Neïl Beloufa

"The idea for us is to create, to link, to be able to participate in those conversations".

Initiated by Neïl Beloufa, EBB invites artists, writers, and filmmakers to experiment with the technologies that shape our digital lives in the age of the attention economy. How are visitors encouraged to engage with the Me Time project? How does data collection contribute to personalizing the…

William Kentridge and Homi K. Bhabha in conversation

Interview with William Kentridge

"The process of making the work is also the process of discovering the history and what the work will be."

Alongside his world premiere The Great Yes, The Great No, a musical theater piece that debuted at LUMA Arles in July, William Kentridge's exhibition Je n’attends plus presents a collection of major works addressing migration, the oppression of peoples, the transmission of history, and the role of…

Interview with Rirkrit Tiravanija

"We have to acknowledge that the important element of the whole situation is people."

In the early 1990s, Rirkrit Tiravanija became known for his culinary artworks created in galleries and museums, which both delighted and puzzled the audience. What role does the human element play in his artistic practice? How does one create life around an artwork? How important is the notion of…

Interview with Diana Thater

"I'm very interested in surrounding the viewer with imagery and having the viewer (…) become part of the installation."

Approaching the idea of post-apocalyptic life through a poignant and wistful lens, Practical Effects follows a primate-like biomimetic robot. What effect is Diana Thater trying to produce with Practical Effects? Why did she choose a human in costume to represent the robot in her installation? How…

Interview with Ralph Nauta, DRIFT

"I like to do stuff that has never been done before."

In this interview, Ralph Nauta (one of the two founders of DRIFT) reveals the reflections at the heart of the interactive exhibition Living Landscape. This exhibition brings together two of his most innovative and immersive interactive works, Coded Nature and Murmuring Minds. Presented together,…

Interview with Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster

"I enjoy working in time, with time and over a long time."

What is important to her? What fuels her practice? Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster confides in an interview in the heart of the Réfectoire, one of the tables in the Parc des Ateliers de LUMA Arles.

Interview with Theaster Gates

Interview with Hans-Ulrich Obrist

Interview with Erika Verzutti

Interview with Neïl Beloufa

William Kentridge and Homi K. Bhabha in conversation

Interview with William Kentridge

Interview with Rirkrit Tiravanija

Interview with Diana Thater

Interview with Ralph Nauta, DRIFT

Interview with Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster

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