Art Basel Paris Public Program: Robert Indiana

As part of the Art Basel Public Program, Almine Rech will present Robert Indiana's LOVE Wall, 1966–2006, at Place Clemenceau.

Robert Indiana's LOVE sculptures are among the most recognized public artworks in the world. Indiana created his image LOVE in 1964. What began as a work on paper developed into an influential painting and sculpture series that he would return to throughout his six-decade career. In 1966, Indiana carved his first LOVE sculpture, and kept returning to the motif for the rest of his career—its four bold letters becoming a symbol of the era’s message of peace and love. Here, four LOVEs are stacked in Cor-Ten steel and arranged so their four O’s meet in the centre. Indiana first used this layout in a painting titled LOVE Wall in 1966.