09/18/2026
Paul Pfeiffer, âOlympia,â opens today at Perrotin Los Angeles. Join us from 6â8 PM to celebrate with tacos and drinks!
In âOlympia,â Pfeiffer expands the idea behind his 2008 sculptural work âVitruvian Figureââa large-scale maquette of a phantasmatic 1,000,000 seat stadiumâby proposing a similar exponential blow up of an iconic local sports venue: the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. The resulting project, âVitruvian Figure (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum),â explores the way in which architecture embodies the spectacle as well as the way that our bodies inhabit that built environment.
Pfeiffer also exhibits the newest installment of his ongoing âIncarnatorâ series (2018â), a multi-part wooden sculpture of bodily fragments based on historical icons of the body of Christ. Working with traditional woodcarving artisans known for their production of religious icons, Pfeiffer presents sculptural interpretations of the tattooed body of the born-again Christian pop singer Justin Bieber, a celebrity born of the era of social media whose personal and career path has been entwined with, or rather incarnated by, the viral hyper-circulation of images in the era of social media.
Join us Saturday, September 19, at 3 PM, for a conversation between Paul Pfeiffer and Britt Salvesen, Curator and Department Head, LACMA, as they discuss the spectacle of sport and the upcoming LA28 Olympics.
Visit the exhibition now until November 7 at Perrotin Los Angeles.
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Exhibition views of Paul Pfeifferâs âOlympiaâ at Perrotin Los Angeles, 2026
Paul Pfeiffer, Justin Bieber Legs Crucified (Seville), 2026
Paul Pfeiffer, Vitruvian Figure (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: Elevations), 2026
Paul Pfeiffer, Justin Bieber Ecce Homo III (Seville), 2026
Paul Pfeiffer, Vitruvian Figure (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: Vomitorium II), 2026
Paul Pfeiffer, Justin Bieber San Juan de la Cruz (Seville), 2026
Photographer: Paul Salveson
Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin