Abbas Akhavan: Variations on a Garden
Abbas Akhavan, cast for a folly , 2019/2023. Installation view, curtain call , Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2023. Photo: David Stjernholm.
Abbas Akhavan, cast for a folly , 2019/2023. Installation view, curtain call , Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2023. Photo: David Stjernholm. · License
Abbas Akhavan: Variations on a Garden opens at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, United States, on November 12, 2026 and runs to April 18, 2027.
Last verified October 23, 2026 · Official source ↗
This major survey at the Walker Art Center explores how artist Abbas Akhavan manipulates organic and inorganic materials to address cultural preservation, ecology, and time. Key works include bronze casts of Tigris-Euphrates plant life presented like combat casualties, alongside a theatrical installation recreating a photograph of the looted Iraq Museum lobby.
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- Walker Art CenterMinneapolis, United States · November 12, 2026 – April 18, 2027Opens 12 Nov
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Abbas Akhavan, cast for a folly , 2019/2023. Installation view, curtain call , Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2023. Photo: David Stjernholm.
Abbas Akhavan, cast for a folly , 2019/2023. Installation view, curtain call , Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2023. Photo: David Stjernholm. · License · Source ↗