Salomón Huerta and Mark Whalen Present 'LUMBRE' at Ruttkowski;68 Paris
Ruttkowski;68 Paris presents 'LUMBRE', the first duo exhibition of artists Salomón Huerta and Mark Whalen, both of whom lost their homes in the devastating 2025 California wildfires. The exhibition explores themes of home, memory, and vulnerability through painting and sculpture. Huerta's new series of pool paintings, inspired by flames reflecting on water, transforms leisure symbols into spaces of uncertainty. Whalen's stylized sculptures and precarious arrangements question the fragility of everyday structures. The show runs at the Paris gallery, uniting the artists' distinct practices around shared loss.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'LUMBRE' at Ruttkowski;68 Paris.
- First duo exhibition for Salomón Huerta and Mark Whalen.
- Both artists lost their homes in the 2025 California wildfires.
- Huerta presents new pool paintings inspired by flames reflecting on water.
- Whalen's sculptures feature stylized figures and precarious domestic arrangements.
- Huerta was born in 1965 in Tijuana, Mexico; lives in California.
- Whalen was born in 1982 in Sydney, Australia; lives in California.
- Whalen's works are in collections of National Gallery of Australia and National Gallery of Victoria.
Entities
Artists
- Salomón Huerta
- Mark Whalen
Institutions
- Ruttkowski;68 Paris
- Harper's Gallery
- Galerie Saenger
- Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Malaga
- National Gallery of Australia
- National Gallery of Victoria
Locations
- Paris
- France
- California
- United States
- Sydney
- Australia
- Tijuana
- Mexico
- Los Angeles
- New York
- Mexico City
- Malaga