Robert Longo

ROBERT LONGO

The Weight of Hope Pace Gallery 11 September–25 October 2025 540 West 25th Street, New York

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Press Release

Taking over Pace’s entire 540 West 25th Street gallery this fall, Robert Longo will present a monumental exhibition—organized in collaboration with the Milwaukee Art Museum and curated by Margaret Andera, the institution’s Senior Curator of Contemporary Art—across the flagship’s first, second, third, and seventh floors.

The show will include large-scale hyper realistic drawings, films, and studies, including private and institutional loans, created between 2014 and 2025. Titled The Weight of Hope, this presentation will showcase the artist’s enduring engagement with social and political happenings in his work across mediums, drawing inspiration from news photography and images of protests, civil unrest, and war on the Internet. Over the past decade, Longo has increasingly turned his focus to images from American media, including coverage of the January 6 United States Capitol attack and the Black Lives Matter movement. His upcoming exhibition with Pace in New York follows the Milwaukee Art Museum’s presentation of Robert Longo: The Acceleration of History from October 2024 to February 2025.

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Installation Views

Exhibition view: Robert Longo, The Weight of Hope, Pace Gallery, New York (11 September-20 October 2025). Courtesy Pace Gallery.

Exhibition view: Robert Longo, The Weight of Hope, Pace Gallery, New York (11 September-20 October 2025). Courtesy Pace Gallery.

Exhibition view: Robert Longo, The Weight of Hope, Pace Gallery, New York (11 September-20 October 2025). Courtesy Pace Gallery.

Exhibition view: Robert Longo, The Weight of Hope, Pace Gallery, New York (11 September-20 October 2025). Courtesy Pace Gallery.

Selected Works

Icarus Rising by Robert Longo contemporary artwork moving image

Robert Longo Icarus Rising, 2019 Black and white film with sound
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Medusa Banyan Tree Homage to J. Mitchell and J. Pollock by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Medusa (Banyan Tree, Homage to J. Mitchell and J. Pollock), 2014 Charcoal on mounted paper
228.6 x 314.3 cm
248.9 x 334.6 x 10.2 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study BLM Police by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study BLM / Police, 2024 Ink and charcoal on vellum
57.9 x 53.5 cm
95.3 x 87.6 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of Air Strike B by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of Air Strike B, 2019 Ink and charcoal on vellum
53.5 x 77.2 cm
90.8 x 111.1 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of Brooklyn Forest by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of Brooklyn Forest, 2025 Ink and charcoal on vellum
41.9 x 83.8 cm
79.1 x 117.8 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of Close Up of Bullethole Charlie Hebdo Paris 2015 by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of Close Up of Bullethole, Charlie Hebdo, Paris 2015, 2023 Ink and charcoal on vellum
51.6 x 84 cm
88.9 x 118.1 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of College Shooter June 7 2013 - Santa MonicaSurveillance Video by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of College Shooter, June 7, 2013 - Santa Monica/Surveillance Video, 2017 Ink and charcoal on vellum
44.5 x 86.4 cm
81 x 120.3 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of Dallas Bullet Holes by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of Dallas Bullet Holes, 2017 Ink and charcoal on vellum
56.2 x 56.5 cm
92.7 x 89.9 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of Dark Tree by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of Dark Tree, 2023 Ink and charcoal on vellum
53.3 x 79.9 cm
90.5 x 113.7 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of God Jellyfish by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of God Jellyfish, 2025 Ink and charcoal on vellum
78.4 x 53.3 cm
115.6 x 87.3 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of House on Fire by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of House on Fire, 2025 Ink and charcoal on vellum
53.3 x 71.3 cm
90.5 x 115.6 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of ICU 2020 by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of ICU, 2020, 2021 Ink and charcoal on vellum
54.1 x 79.7 cm
96.2 x 113.7 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of Protest No by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of Protest, No, 2022 Ink and charcoal on vellum
53.3 x 80 cm
90.5 x 114 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of Raft at Sea by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of Raft at Sea, 2025 Ink and charcoal on vellum
41.9 x 84 cm
79.1 x 118.1 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of Riot Cops w Tear Gas Guns Shields by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of Riot Cops w/ Tear Gas Guns + Shields, 2018 Ink and charcoal on vellum
40.3 x 83.8 cm
76.8 x 117.2 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of Riot Cops Charlotte NC by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of Riot Cops, Charlotte, NC, 2017 Ink and charcoal on vellum
40 x 83.7 cm
74.3 x 114.9 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of Roaring Tiger by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of Roaring Tiger, 2025 Ink and charcoal on vellum
67.3 x 53.3 cm
104.5 x 88.6 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of Robert E. Lee StatueBLMRichmond VA by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of Robert E. Lee Statue/BLM/Richmond, VA, 2025 Ink and charcoal on vellum
53.3 x 81.3 cm
90.5 x 115.3 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of Student Protest May 29 2024 by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of Student Protest, May 29, 2024, 2024 Ink and charcoal on vellum
48.4 x 83.8 cm
85.4 x 117.8 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of Sunset at Mecca by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of Sunset at Mecca, 2025 Ink and charcoal on vellum
50.8 x 85.1 cm
87.9 x 119.1 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Study of White Glove for Leon by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Study of White Glove for Leon, 2018 Ink and charcoal on vellum
67.3 x 53.3 cm
103.8 x 86.7 x 3.8 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Robert Longo The Weight of Hope (War, Religion, Nature), 2025 Charcoal on mounted paper
236.9 x 355.6 cm
255.3 x 374 x 11.6 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Untitled A Column of Time One Year of The New York Times March 2020March 2021 by Robert Longo contemporary artwork design

Robert Longo Untitled (A Column of Time: One Year of The New York Times, March 2020–March 2021), 2021 Cast bronze, steel plate
299.7 x 34.3 x 34.3 cm
101.6 x 101.6 x 1 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Untitled Bag of Recyclables by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Untitled (Bag of Recyclables), 2025 Charcoal on mounted paper
304.8 x 177.8 cm
317.5 x 190.5 x 9 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Untitled Burning Down the House Homage to Franz Kline by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Untitled (Burning Down the House: Homage to Franz Kline), 2025 Charcoal on mounted paper
241.3 x 321.3 cm
260.4 x 339.7 x 11.6 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Untitled Daytona Crash by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Untitled (Daytona Crash), 2025 Charcoal on mounted paper
177.8 x 304.8 cm
190.5 x 317.5 x 9 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Untitled Destroyed Head of Lamassu Nineveh by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Untitled (Destroyed Head of Lamassu, Nineveh), 2017 Charcoal on mounted paper
224.8 x 355.6 cm
238.1 x 368.9 x 13 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Untitled Durers Solid in Black by Robert Longo contemporary artwork sculpture

Robert Longo Untitled (Dürer's Solid in Black), 2025 Auto lacquer on stainless steel
121.9 x 121.9 x 121.9 cm
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Untitled Iceberg for Greta Thunberg by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Untitled (Iceberg for Greta Thunberg), 2020 Charcoal on mounted paper
322.6 x 482.6 cm
337.2 x 167 x 11.6 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Robert Longo Untitled (Image Storm, July 4, 2024–September 9, 2025), 2025 Black and white film
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Untitled Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi Istanbul Turkey October 2 2018 by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Untitled (Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi; Istanbul, Turkey; October 2, 2018), 2019 Charcoal on mounted paper
222.3 x 304.8 cm
237.2 x 319.7 x 11.1 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Untitled Refugees At Mediterranean Sea Sub-Saharan Migrants July 25 2017 by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Untitled (Refugees At Mediterranean Sea, Sub-Saharan Migrants, July 25, 2017), 2018 Charcoal on mounted paper
246.4 x 304.8 cm
259.7 x 318.1 x 13 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

Untitled Snake Pit by Robert Longo contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Robert Longo Untitled (Snake Pit), 2025 Charcoal on mounted paper
165.1 x 304.8 cm
177.8 x 317.5 x 9 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery Request Price & Availability

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About the Artist

Robert Longo was born in 1953 in Brooklyn and grew up in Long Island, New York. He graduated high school in 1970, weeks after the Ohio National Guard massacred several students at Kent State University who were protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia.One of those killed was a former classmate of Longo’s, and his body was shown in a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph that was seen across the world. The event shocked Longo, triggering his interest in political activism and media imagery.

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