Carl Cheng: Nature Never Loses

Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, East 7th Street 1717, 90021, Los Angeles

26 de septiembre de 2026 – 28 de febrero de 2027

A landmark retrospective, Carl Cheng: Nature Never Loses is the first in-depth survey of the six-decade career of a pioneering Los Angeles artist whose genre-defying work explores environmental change and the role of technology in society. The exhibition brings together approximately 50 rarely exhibited artworks and archival ephemera, accompanied by a comprehensive catalogue. A central figure in the arts of Southern California, Carl Cheng (born 1942 in San Francisco; lives and works in Santa Monica) began his career in the 1960s in the context of global political unrest, artistic experimentation, and the booming aerospace industry, resulting in artworks that operate at the intersection of identity, technology, and ecology. The museum is commissioning a new work that exemplifies Cheng's enduring fascination with water as both sculptural and conceptual material, further honoring his legacy and local impact.