Lights, camera, action!

On the occasion of the Academy Awards 2024 celebrations, this week we present a captivating selection of Robert Longo's masterpieces that embody a particular cinematic flair. Get ready to be transported into a sombre universe echoing the drama, intrigue and cliff-hangers of the big screen.

Intimidating celestial scenes

Robert Longo explores powerful imagery through his crisp style by picturing mighty figures and events charged with an imposing poignant nature.

Ivy Mike

In Ivy Mike, the artist explores an object of fascination and control by depicting the most complicated and emotionally charged subjects of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries: nuclear weapons.

Horsehead Nebula

Suspenseful glimpses

A rapid peek into somebody's hidden studio or an adrenaline-filled action caught in mid-air: just like in a motion picture sequence, these artworks really do make the viewer wonder what is lurking in the shadows or what will happen next.

Crystal Chandelier

Here, the image of a simple object becomes a powerful icon that seems to stand frozen in time, forever unchanged.

Freud's Desk and Chair, Study Room

This artwork is part of The Freud Cycle, whereby Longo reproduced pictures of Sigmund Freud's consultation room; a sort of "psychoanalysis of his apartment".

Cadillac

Longo has been fascinated by the world of media, film and television since an early age. This passion clearly reflects in Cadillac, where he explores a classic cinematic theme while plunging it into a deep velvety atmosphere.

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