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Robert Irwin
Primal Palm Garden

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Kendall Concourse
Color photograph of a modernist building with angular white roofline fins and a red-and-white facade, framed by a row of fan palms and a weathered Cor-Ten steel planter wall
Outdoor sculptural installation of large red geometric forms — rectangular blocks and a semicircle — mounted against a white modernist building with sawtooth roofline, partially obscured by a row of silver fan palms above a manicured lawn.
Color photograph of a modernist building exterior with white zigzag roofline and bold red accent panels, fronted by a row of low-growing fan palms and a manicured green lawn under a clear blue sky.
Outdoor sculptural installation of large red block letters or arch forms arranged in a row against a white modernist building with angled sawtooth roof fins, framed by low fan palms and a green lawn under a clear blue sky.
Color photograph of a landscaped courtyard with several palm trees planted in rectangular Corten steel planters set into terraced green lawn, against a limestone-clad modernist building facade with large glass windows.
Outdoor installation of palm trees planted in large rectangular Corten steel planters set in a manicured lawn, with a pale stone-clad wall behind; textured, scaly trunks contrast with the rusted brown of the metal containers.
Color photograph of a palm tree with a broad, textured trunk showing diamond-patterned frond scars, planted in a square metal planter on a grass surface, against a large marble-tiled wall under blue sky.
Color photograph of three palm trees in large rectangular Cor-Ten steel planters filled with white gravel, set against a travertine wall, with green lawn in the foreground.
Color photograph of a stocky palm tree with a distinctive diamond-patterned trunk, planted in a square Corten steel planter with sand, set against a bright red architectural structure and blue sky.
Color photograph of a weathered Cor-Ten steel sculpture in the foreground, its rust-brown surface reflecting soft shadow forms, set against a landscaped strip of palm trees and a modernist building with repeating white zigzag rooflines and bold red facade elements under a deep blue sky.
Color photograph of a modernist building exterior with repeating white angled roof fins against a deep blue sky, red accent walls partially visible behind a row of fan palms, with a weathered Cor-Ten steel retaining wall in the foreground.
Color photograph of a mid-century modern building facade with repeating white angular roof fins against a deep blue sky, orange accent walls, a row of fan palms in front, and a weathered Corten steel retaining wall in the foreground.
Aerial photograph of a low-rise modernist building with an expansive white louvered roof, flanked by tall palm trees and manicured lawns, with a central walkway leading to a glass entrance; hills and city skyline visible in the background under a clear blue sky.
Color photograph of an outdoor courtyard with rows of variegated agave plants on manicured lawn, flanked by palm trees and modern concrete and red-painted building structures under a bright blue sky.
Exterior photograph of a museum building with white stone cladding and a bold red angular canopy, framed by rows of variegated agave plants on a manicured lawn, with tall palm trees and blue sky in the background.
Color photograph of a modernist white building with deeply ridged concrete facade and red sculptural accents, flanked by tall palm trees on a green lawn under a clear blue sky.
Color photograph of a modern museum complex with white geometric façades and bold red structural columns and staircase, flanked by tall palm trees against a clear blue sky.
Color photograph of a building exterior featuring bold red structural steel framework, diagonal staircases, and white concrete forms, with palm trees in the foreground and urban buildings behind.
Architectural photograph of a building exterior featuring bold red steel structural elements, white staircases, and palm trees; a glass entrance canopy reads "Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation" with a figure standing at the doors.
Color photograph of a modernist building exterior with white and red facades, red vertical structural elements, and an exterior staircase, surrounded by palm trees and tropical landscaping under a clear blue sky.
Color photograph of a modernist building facade with repeating angular white and travertine-clad roof fins against a clear blue sky, vivid red horizontal parapet, and a row of fan palms in the foreground.
Color photograph of a large outdoor sculpture with bold red abstract letterforms mounted on a white wall, set against a building with repeating angular sawtooth roofline, flanked by fan palms and a wooden bench in the foreground.
Color photograph of a museum exterior with jagged white canopy roofline, large red sculptural letter forms along a gray wall, palm trees and manicured lawn in the foreground, blue sky with clouds above.
Architectural photograph of a low white building with angular white fin-like roof elements, a bold red curved sculptural entrance canopy, flanked by palm trees and landscaped beds of variegated agave plants under a partly cloudy blue sky.
Color photograph of a museum exterior courtyard with manicured lawn, spiky variegated plants, and tall palm trees. A bold red curved sculptural form anchors the right foreground. Behind it, a white building with a dramatic zigzag roofline rises against a partly cloudy sky.
Color photograph of a museum courtyard with a central lawn, agave plantings, and tall palm trees, flanked by a covered walkway with red steel columns at left and a pale stone exhibition building at right under a partly cloudy sky.
Artist or Maker
Robert Irwin
Title
Primal Palm Garden
Place Made
United States, California, Los Angeles
Selected Bibliography
  • Simms, Matthew. Robert Irwin: A Conditional Art. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016.