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Robert Longo: The Weight of Hope
September 11 - October 25
Pace is pleased to present The Weight of Hope, a monumental exhibition by Robert Longo, in New York from September 11 to October 25. As a sequel to the Milwaukee Art Museum’s recent presentation of Robert Longo: The Acceleration of History—curated by Margaret Andera, the institution’s Senior Curator of Contemporary Art—Longo will take over Pace’s entire 540 West 25th Street gallery, exhibiting 26 drawings, three films, three sculptures, and 33 studies across the flagship’s first, second, third, and seventh floors as well as its exterior.
The Milwaukee Art Museum’s new catalogue for The Acceleration of History, featuring contributions from Andera, artist Rashid Johnson, and journalist Tom Teicholz, will be released during the run of Pace’s show and available to purchase on-site at the gallery. A Pace Live performance featuring musician Rhys Chatham, along with an opening reception for the exhibition, will take place on the evening of Wednesday, September 10, and the show will also be open to visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 11.
The Weight of Hope will highlight Longo’s enduring engagement with social and political happenings in his work across mediums, bringing together large-scale charcoal drawings, films, sculptures, and studies—including private and institutional loans—created between 2014 and 2025. This landmark show at Pace will open on the heels of the artist’s first full-scale Scandinavian survey, on view at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark through August 31, and his presentation of a new multimedia work at Art Basel Unlimited in June.
https://www.pacegallery.com/exhibitions/robert-longo-the-weight-of-hope/