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designboom\u2019s 2025 Summer Guide to Arles<\/h2>\n

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Each summer, Arles becomes a vibrant center for contemporary art, photography, architecture, and design. Exhibitions, performances, installations, and talks unfold throughout the city \u2014 in museums, industrial spaces, public areas, and private venues.<\/p>\n

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In this guide, designboom rounds up some of the most interesting things to see and do in Arles during summer 2025. From major exhibitions at the Rencontres d\u2019Arles photography festival<\/strong><\/a> and LUMA Arles<\/strong><\/a>, to pop-up dinners by We Are Ona<\/strong><\/a>, architectural projects, and artist-led events, we offer a diverse cross-section of the city\u2019s cultural happenings. Read on to explore a selection of highlights.<\/p>\n

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RECONTRES D\u2019ARLES<\/b><\/h2>\n

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A cornerstone of the global photography calendar, the Rencontres d\u2019Arles<\/strong><\/a> has, since 1970, transformed the French city into an open-air museum for contemporary image-making. Now in its 56th edition, the festival returns from July to September 2025 with a bold and politically charged program titled Disobedient Images. As nationalism, nihilism, and ecological instability grip much of the world, this year\u2019s exhibitions \u2014 from Australia to Brazil, North America to the Caribbean \u2014 offer an urgent and poetic resistance. With a focus on cultural diversity, gender perspectives, and postcolonial narratives, the 2025 edition turns photography into a tool of commitment, defiance, and renewal.<\/p>\n

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Tony Albert (Kuku Yalanji), David Charles Collins and Kieran Lawson. Warakurna Superheroes #1, Warakurna Superheroes series, 2017. courtesy of the artists \/ Sullivan+Strumpf<\/p>\n

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ON COUNTRY: PHOTOGRAPHY FROM AUSTRALIA<\/h3>\n

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\nBringing together Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, this exhibition explores what it means to be \u2018on Country\u2019, a profound relationship with land, identity, and ancestry. Featuring leading voices like Tony Albert, Atong Atem, and Michael Cook, the show reclaims photography as a medium of truth-telling and cultural continuity in the face of colonial disruption.
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\nwhere:<\/strong> \u00c9glise Sainte-Anne\u00a0
\nwhen:<\/strong> July 7th \u2013 October 5th, 2025<\/p>\n

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Adam Ferguson. Dwayne John, off-siding a commercial kangaroo shooter, Adnyamathanha Country, Plumbago Station, South Australia, Big Sky series, 2023. courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n

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ANCESTRAL FUTURES: BRAZILIAN CONTEMPORARY SCENE<\/h3>\n

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\nRooted in the vision of a future shaped by ancestral knowledge, this group show features rising Brazilian artists like Denilson Baniwa, Ventura Profana, and Paulo Nazareth, who remix archives, challenge stereotypes, and confront systemic violence through collage, AI, and performance-based photography.<\/p>\n

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where:<\/strong> \u00c9glise des Trinitaires
\nwhen:<\/strong> July 7th \u2013 August 31st, 2025<\/p>\n

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Mayara Ferr\u00e3o. The Wedding, from Unforgetting Album, 2024. courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n

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BRANDON GERCARA: MAGMA IN THE OC\u00c9AN<\/h3>\n

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\nHailing from La R\u00e9union, Brandon Gercara fuses drag, volcanic symbolism, and visual performance to create a new cosmology for Kwir* identities. Their deeply political, emotionally charged works erupt with intersectional energy, transforming personal and collective trauma into artistic resistance and joy.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere:<\/strong> Maison des Peintres
\nwhen:<\/strong> July 7th \u2013 October 5th, 2025<\/p>\n

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Brandon Gercara. Behind-the-scenes photograph, 2022. \u00a9 Guillaume Haurice. courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n

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CAROLINE MONNET: ECHOES FROM A NEAR FUTURE<\/h3>\n

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\nIn striking portraits of First Nations women, Caroline Monnet subverts colonial and patriarchal gazes, presenting Indigenous femininity as powerful, self-defined, and future-facing. With poise and directness, her subjects reclaim agency and visibility\u2014offering not just critique, but a vision of collective empowerment.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere:<\/strong> La M\u00e9canique G\u00e9n\u00e9rale
\nwhen:<\/strong> July 7th \u2013 October 5th, 2025<\/p>\n

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Caroline Monnet. Echoes from a Near Future, 2022. courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n

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BMW ART MAKERS: Travers\u00e9e du fragment manquant<\/h3>\n

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To mark 15 years of partnership with Les Rencontres d\u2019Arles, BMW presents Travers\u00e9e du fragment manquant by artist Rapha\u00eblle Peria and curator Fanny Robin, winners of the 2025 BMW ART MAKERS programme.<\/p>\n

Through layered photographs and engravings, the duo revisits personal memories and the endangered trees of the Canal du Midi, exploring absence, landscape, and time. This poetic, tactile work exemplifies BMW\u2019s long-term support for contemporary creation and emerging voices in visual art.<\/p>\n

where:<\/strong> Clo\u00eetre Saint-Trophime
\nwhen:<\/strong> July 7th \u2013 October 5th, 2025<\/p>\n

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NAN GOLDIN \u2013 Stendhal Syndrome
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Winner of the 2025 Kering | Women In Motion Award, Nan Goldin presents Stendhal Syndrome \u2014 a powerful slideshow merging portraits of her friends and lovers with classical art images taken over two decades.<\/p>\n

Structured around Ovid\u2019s Metamorphoses, the piece blends mythological narrative, Goldin\u2019s voiceover, and music by Soundwalk Collective and Mica Levi. It culminates in a reflection on beauty, identity, and emotional overwhelm \u2014 a modern retelling of Stendhal\u2019s famous collapse in the face of art.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere:<\/strong> \u00c9glise Saint-Blaise
\nwhen:<\/strong> July 7th \u2013 October 5th 2025<\/p>\n

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Nan Goldin. Young Love, 2024. courtesy of the artist \/ Gagosian<\/p>\n

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CONSTRUCTION | DECONSTRUCTION | RECONSTRUCTION\u00a0<\/h3>\n

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\nThis landmark exhibition traces the pioneering vision of the Foto Cine Clube Bandeirante (FCCB), S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s avant-garde photography collective that redefined modernist imagery in Brazil. Spanning photograms, montages, and experimental processes, the works reflect a Brazil in transformation \u2014 socially, culturally, and visually. Featuring 33 photographers, including Geraldo de Barros, Gertrudes Altschul, Thomaz Farkas, and Jos\u00e9 Oiticica Filho, alongside Neo-Concrete figures like Lygia Clark, Lygia Pape, and H\u00e9lio Oiticica, the show explores how photography shaped, questioned, and reconstructed Brazilian modernity. Curated by Helouise Costa and Marcella Legrand Marer, the exhibition reframes the underrecognized legacy of the Escola Paulista and its role in global photographic discourse.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere:<\/strong> La M\u00e9canique G\u00e9n\u00e9rale
\nwhen:<\/strong> 7 July \u2013 5 October 2025<\/p>\n

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Ademar Manarini. Untitled, 1950. courtesy of Heitor and Vera L\u00facia Manarini<\/p>\n

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GEORGES ROUSSE \u2013 UTOPIA<\/h3>\n

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Georges Rousse transforms the Abbaye de La Celle with Utopia, a dual presentation of two site-specific installations and a retrospective. Engaging with the sacred architecture of the 13th-century Romanesque site, Rousse deconstructs space through illusion, color, and geometry\u2014most notably with his signature circle and a striking use of yellow and black, nodding to Malevich\u2019s Black Square. The exhibition also traces Rousse\u2019s artistic journey since the 1980s, revealing a lifelong dialogue between photography, painting, and built space. This encounter between contemporary vision and historic monument offers a transcendent, timeless experience of place and perception.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere:<\/strong> Abbaye de La Celle
\nwhen:<\/strong> July 7th \u2013 October 5th 2025<\/p>\n

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Georges Rousse. Project for La Celle 1, 2025. courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n

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FUJIFILM RETURNS TO ARLES WITH FUJIKINA<\/h3>\n

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Fujifilm returns to Arles from 8 to 12 July 2025 with the second edition of FUJIKINA, now part of the official Rencontres d\u2019Arles program. Hosted at the former \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure de la Photographie, the event brings together exhibitions, talks, workshops, portfolio reviews, photo walks, and product demonstrations. This year\u2019s theme, Time as a Developer, is explored through A World in Color, a collaboration with Magnum Photos. The exhibition presents never-before-seen archive images alongside new work by Gregory Halpern. FUJIKINA will also highlight emerging talents in a special series of exhibitions on view during opening week. Invited guests include Raymond Depardon, Laura Bonnefous, Mathias Zwick, Magali Delporte, and others.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere:<\/strong> 16 Rue des Ar\u00e8nes
\nwhen: <\/strong>July 8th \u2013 July 12th, 2025\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Arles Books Fair 2025<\/h3>\n

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At the invitation of the Rencontres d\u2019Arles, France PhotoBook presents the fourth edition of Arles Books Fair, celebrating the diversity and vitality of contemporary photobook publishing. Hosted at the \u00c9cole nationale sup\u00e9rieure de la photographie and the Coll\u00e8ge Saint-Charles, the fair brings together over eighty international publishers, along with a program of talks and encounters with photographers and authors.\u00a0France PhotoBook, supported by the French Ministry of Culture, unites key independent photography publishers in France, working to champion creative publishing and the photobook as a genre in its own right.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere:<\/strong> Coll\u00e8ge Saint-Charles & ENSP
\nwhen:<\/strong> July 8th \u2013 12th, 2025\u00a0<\/p>\n

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LUMA Arles<\/h2>\n

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Launched in 2013 by Maja Hoffmann as part of the LUMA Foundation, LUMA Arles<\/strong><\/a> is an interdisciplinary creative campus located in the Parc des Ateliers, a former railway site in Arles, France. Conceived as both a space for production and public engagement, it brings together artists, researchers, scientists, and cultural thinkers to explore urgent topics at the intersection of art, environment, human rights, and knowledge. Spanning 27 acres, the site combines seven restored 19th-century industrial buildings\u2014renovated by Selldorf Architects\u2014with The Tower, a striking structure designed by Frank Gehry that anchors the campus. The surrounding park and landscaped gardens, designed by Bas Smets, serve as a public space for art, biodiversity, and leisure. Visitors encounter installations, sculptures, and a living ecology that reflects the region\u2019s natural rhythms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This year, LUMA Arles presents a rich array of exhibitions, from David Armstrong\u2019s intimate portraits to Peter Fischli\u2019s first solo show in France, alongside works by Koo Jeong A, Wael Shawky, Ho Tzu Nyen, and Bas Smets, offering bold perspectives on art, landscape, and contemporary life.<\/p>\n

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David Armstrong<\/h3>\n

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Fifteen years after his first Arles showing curated by Nan Goldin, David Armstrong returns with a powerful tribute at LUMA Arles. A key figure of the Boston School, Armstrong\u2019s intimate portraits captured a generation with raw honesty and quiet grace \u2014 friends, lovers, outsiders, and dreamers, framed with tenderness and clarity. Paired with his soft-focus landscapes, taken at the height of the AIDS crisis, the exhibition reflects a melancholic beauty and a fleeting sense of time. A celebration of attitude, vulnerability, and an enduring photographic legacy.<\/p>\n

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where:<\/strong> The Tower \u2013 Underground, Level -3
\nwhen:<\/strong> from July 5th, 2025<\/p>\n

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David Armstrong, 2025, The Tower, Underground Level -3, LUMA Arles, France. courtesy of the Estate of David Armstrong \u00a9 Victor & Simon \/ Gr\u00e9goire d\u2019Ablon<\/p>\n

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Peter Fischli \u2013 People Planet Profit<\/h3>\n

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\nIn his first solo exhibition in France, Peter Fischli presents People Planet Profit, a multifaceted exploration of images, objects, and infrastructures shaped by late capitalism. Through sculpture, installation, video, and sound, Fischli probes the entanglement of meaning, labor, and value in a world saturated by digital and material flows. Set in the former Forges of the Parc des Ateliers, the show reflects on the evolution from industrial production to the image-driven economies of today.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere:<\/strong> Parc des Ateliers \u2013 Les Forges
\nwhen:<\/strong> July 5th, 2025 \u2013 January 11th, 2026
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Peter Fischli, People Planet Profit, 2025, Les Forges, LUMA Arles, France \u00a9 Victor & Simon \/ Gr\u00e9goire d\u2019Ablon<\/p>\n

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\nKOO JEONG A : LAND OF OUSSS \u2772KANGSE\u2773<\/h3>\n

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In her largest exhibition in France to date, LAND OF OUSSS [KANGSE], KOO JEONG A presents a luminous and multisensory universe that merges art, science, and the metaphysical. Through scent, light, sculpture, and phosphorescent paintings, the exhibition invites viewers into the elusive world of OUSSS, a term coined by the artist that suggests a shifting realm between presence and imagination. Installed across two levels of The Tower, the show resonates with Frank Gehry\u2019s architecture and the landscapes of Arles, crafting a deeply poetic and immersive experience.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere:<\/strong> The Tower \u2013 Levels 1 & 2
\nwhen: <\/strong>from July 5th, 2025<\/p>\n

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Wael Shawky \u2013 I Am Hymns of the New Temples<\/h3>\n

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Wael Shawky transforms La Grande Halle into a vast, immersive environment that reimagines the mythic and historical. Centered on the ancient city of Pompeii, the exhibition blends sculpture, sound, and movement to explore the origins of belief and the human need for meaning. Drawing from Greek creation myths and layered with contemporary narratives, I Am Hymns of the New Temples is a powerful meditation on memory, transformation, and the echoes of civilizations past.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere:<\/strong> La Grande Halle
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Wael Shawky, I Am Hymns of the New Temples, 2025, La Grande Halle, LUMA Arles, France. Victor & Simon \/ Victor Picon<\/p>\n

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Ho Tzu Nyen \u2013 Phantom Day and Stranger Tales<\/h3>\n

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Ho Tzu Nyen is known for his immersive multimedia works that blend myth, history, and speculation. Phantom Day and Stranger Tales features five major installations from the past decade, including a new AI-generated piece, Phantoms of Endless Day, commissioned by LUMA Arles. Rooted in Southeast Asian histories and cultural narratives, the exhibition explores how stories are shaped and reshaped\u2014through language, image, and technology. Merging film, animation, sound, and algorithmic editing, Ho crafts an intricate, hallucinatory world where past, present, and future continuously fold into one another.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere:<\/strong> The Tower
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Ho Tzu Nyen, Phantom Day and Stranger Tales, 2025 \u2013 2026, La M\u00e9canique G\u00e9n\u00e9rale, LUMA Arles, France. Victor & Simon \/ Gr\u00e9goire d\u2019Ablon<\/p>\n

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Bas Smets \u2013 Climates of Landscape<\/h3>\n

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Renowned for his climate-responsive designs, Bas Smets reimagines cities as evolving ecological systems. Climates of Landscape, his first exhibition at LUMA Arles, presents an ambitious vision for urban resilience through landscape architecture. Featuring major projects in Paris, Antwerp, and Arles, the exhibition reveals how Smets\u2019 work harnesses microclimates and vegetation to respond to the challenges of a changing environment. With the Parc des Ateliers as a central case study, the show explores how the careful design of public space can transform cities into living, adaptive ecosystems.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere:<\/strong> Le Magasin \u00c9lectrique
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Bas Smets, Climates of Landscape, 2025, Le Magasin \u00c9lectrique, Bloc A, LUMA Arles, Parc des Ateliers, France. \u00a9 Victor & Simon \/ Gr\u00e9goire d\u2019Ablon<\/p>\n

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\nSigmar Polke at Fondation Vincent Van Gogh
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Fondation Vincent Van Gogh<\/strong><\/a> presents a major retrospective that celebrates the radical vision of Sigmar Polke (1941\u20132010), one of the most inventive and influential artists of the postwar period. Spanning six decades, the exhibition brings together a wide selection of paintings, photographs, prints, sculptures, and films, revealing Polke\u2019s relentless experimentation and sharp-eyed critique of culture, politics, and the image. Opening with two rarely shown Van Gogh works, Peasant and Peasant Woman Planting Potatoes and Basket of Potatoes (1885), the exhibition reflects Polke\u2019s interest in the intersections between high and low, past and present. Curated by Bice Curiger, assisted by Margaux Bonopera, the exhibition underscores Polke\u2019s playful irreverence, his embrace of alchemical processes, and his subversion of artistic norms.<\/p>\n

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A parallel program of talks accompanies the exhibition, including Sigmar Polke and Photography, a two-part conversation series with figures such as Bice Curiger, Fran\u00e7ois Halard, Christoph Wiesner, and Diane Dufour, exploring the lesser-known but groundbreaking photographic dimension of Polke\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere: <\/strong>Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles. 35 ter, rue du Docteur-Fanton
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Michelangelo Pistoletto & Lee Ufan in Dialogue at Lee Ufan Arles<\/h2>\n

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This summer, Lee Ufan Arles<\/strong><\/a> hosts a dialogue between two major figures of contemporary art: Michelangelo Pistoletto and Lee Ufan. Born just three years apart, and associated respectively with Arte Povera and Mono-ha, the artists come together for the first time in this joint exhibition. Pistoletto presents a selection of historical and recent works in the Espace MA, alongside subtle interventions within Lee Ufan\u2019s permanent installations. Despite distinct aesthetics, the exhibition reveals shared concerns \u2014 viewer presence, simplicity, space, and the infinite\u2014offering a rare and resonant conversation across cultures and time.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere:<\/strong> Lee Ufan Arles, 5 Rue Vernon
\nwhen: <\/strong>June 25th \u2013 October 5th, 2025<\/p>\n

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The First Exhibition of the Museum of Fashion and Costume<\/h2>\n

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After five years of restoration, the Museum of Fashion and Costume<\/strong><\/a> opens in Arles with Collections-Collection, its inaugural exhibition. Set in the 14th-century H\u00f4tel Bouchaud de Bussy \u2014 meticulously restored by Studio KO and architect Nathalie d\u2019Artigues \u2014 the museum showcases two major Proven\u00e7al collections: those of the Costa family and historians Odile and Magali Pascal.<\/p>\n

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The exhibition traces the region\u2019s costume and textile history from the 18th century to today, featuring emblematic Arl\u00e9sien garments and key historical pieces. It also includes a permanent artwork by photographer Charles Fr\u00e9ger: a luminous series of backlit portraits exploring collective identity through the iconic figure of the Arl\u00e9sienne. Blending historical heritage with contemporary vision, the museum becomes a new cultural anchor in Arles.<\/p>\n

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where: <\/strong>H\u00f4tel Bouchaud de Bussy
\nwhen:<\/strong> July 6th \u2013 January 4th, 2025<\/p>\n

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WE ARE ONA \u00d7 Dalad Kambhu at La Villa Bank<\/h2>\n

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WE ARE ONA<\/strong><\/a> and Luca Pronzato launch a new dinner series in Arles at La Villa Bank<\/strong><\/a>, featuring acclaimed guest cheffe Dalad Kambhu, known for her bold and refined cuisine. Each evening, a single table is set for a unique experience, designed by India Mahdavi, with custom furniture made specially for the occasion.<\/p>\n

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\nwhere: <\/strong>La Villa Bank
\nwhen:<\/strong> July 6th \u2013 11th, 2025<\/p>\n

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Villa Benkemoun
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Just outside the city of Arles in France, one can find the iconic Villa Benkemoun<\/strong><\/a>, designed by Le Corbusier disciple Emile Sala. Built in 1974, the residence features fluid forms and dynamic spaces, originally crafted for Simone and Pierre Benkemoun, a couple who dreamt of living in a house that was transparent and open. Today, the residence still holds its importance as an architectural icon. Today, while no longer a private residence, it remains a significant architectural landmark, now repurposed as an exhibition venue that hosts various public events. The villa is open for visits throughout the summer of 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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opening in summer 2026: Fondation Bustamante<\/h2>\n

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French artist Jean-Marc Bustamante plans on opening the Fondation Bustamante in July 2026, transforming the 12th-century Sainte-Croix Church in Arles into a new cultural space. Designed by architect Charles Zana, the foundation is expected to host exhibitions, artist residencies, and public programs across three floors, with a caf\u00e9, bookstore, and library on the ground level. The foundation is set to preserve Bustamante\u2019s archives, support artists through a dynamic exhibition program, and offer year-round masterclasses and talks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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designboom\u2019s 2025 Summer Guide to Arles \u00a0 Each summer, Arles becomes a vibrant center for contemporary art, photography, architecture, and design. Exhibitions, performances, installations, and talks unfold throughout the city \u2014 in museums, industrial spaces, public areas, and private venues. \u00a0 In this guide, designboom rounds up some of the most interesting things to see […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2469,"href":"http:\/\/good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345\/revisions\/2469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}