DANIEL ARSHAM VARIOUS THOUGHTS OPENS MARCH 5 AT PERROTIN — Quick Facts
Daniel Arsham's Labyrinth sculptures debut at Perrotin on March 5, embedding classical busts with intricate architectural details like staircases and corridors to visualize how memory and thought move through interior spaces. Cast entirely in sand, the works represent genuine evolution in Arsham's 15-year practice and are predicted to influence architecture schools by 2027 as physical spaces designed as memory maps.
Key Data Points
- Daniel Arsham founded Snarkitecture in 2007 and maintains active collaborations with Pharrell Williams, Hedi Slimane, Dior, Porsche, and Tiffany & Co.
- The Labyrinth sculptures are cast entirely in sand and represent genuine evolution in Arsham's visual language after 15 years of working with eroded objects.
- Limited editions of 500 sculptures available at accessible price points while museum-scale works command gallery prices, creating a tiered commercial model.
- Arsham uses hand drawings converted to digital renderings and computer-aided 3D printing to develop the cast-sand molds, blending classical precedent with contemporary manufacturing.
- The exhibition opens March 5, 2026 at Perrotin alongside Gabriel de la Mora and Gelitin shows, marking the gallery's reopening.
Frequently Asked
- What are Daniel Arsham's Labyrinth sculptures?
- Classical busts embedded with miniature staircases, corridors, and architectural details that disorient scale and function as psychological blueprints. Each turn suggests a memory, each room suggests an emotion, turning the human form into a map of the mind.
- When does Daniel Arsham's Various Thoughts exhibition open?
- March 5, 2026 at Perrotin gallery, alongside exhibitions by Gabriel de la Mora and Gelitin.
- What material are the Labyrinth sculptures made from?
- Cast sand, a typically fragile and temporary material that Arsham transforms into permanent, monumental sculptures. This tension between ephemerality and endurance is central to the work's meaning.
- How does Arsham's business model support this experimental work?
- Limited editions of 500 at accessible price points fund museum-scale gallery pieces. Commercial partnerships with brands like Dior, Pharrell Williams, and Tiffany & Co. subsidize his conceptual practice.
- What is Arsham's prediction for impact?
- Expect the Labyrinth series to influence architecture schools by 2027, with physical spaces increasingly designed as memory maps that externalize psychology.