The historic city of Arles, France just gained a landmark unlike any other. There’s certainly no ignoring architect Frank Gehry’s twisting Luma Arles Tower, which stands in stark contrast to the older ...

Vincent Van Gogh wanted the city of Arles to become a “a shelter and a refuge” for artists, but his dream came to a spectacular end one winter night in 1888. After throwing a glass of absinthe in the ...

Every image-maker will know there isn't a more exciting time of the year to travel to Arles than July, when Les Rencontres d'Arles, one of the foremost photography festivals in the world, gathers over ...

One spring day 40 years ago, Marguerite Eriksson was walking along the main street in her beloved French town of Arles. She was in that city in the south of France to celebrate an anniversary, 30 ...

Mark Porter is a travel writer and publisher who lives in Cannes. ARLES, France — Lying on the banks of the river Rhône, at the northern edge of wild and beautiful marshland, Arles — the sleepy ...

LUMA Arles, a vast new arts centre in southern France, has opened its doors to the public. Works from artists including Philippe Parreno, Etel Adnan, Olafur Eliasson, Koo Jeong A, Kapwani Kiwanga, ...

Photographic albums assembled by the artist’s early biographer Gustave Coquiot provide a glimpse into his Arles scenes ...

A projection of Nan Goldin's Memory Lost (2019–21) series at the Théatre Antique (all photos Antonella Pelizzari/Hyperallergic) ARLES, France — The investigation of the archive, in all its malleable ...