The installation continues Lang’s exploration of the human condition, as well as environmental, socioeconomic, and sociopolitical issues. Once a driving force of fashion, Lang has been practicing exclusively as an artist since departing his namesake label in 2005. His presentation in Los Angeles extends a long-standing engagement with the MAK. His archive, spanning 1986–2005, is permanently housed at the MAK in Vienna. Since 2014, a thematic area in the MAK Design Lab is permanently dedicated to Helmut Lang. Lang’s exhibition will be accompanied by a publication documenting the shifting facets of his work.

Curators: Jia Yi Gu and Seymour Polatin