El Almendral

Pilar Corrias is pleased to present 'El Almendral', Philippe Parreno’s sixth solo exhibition with the gallery and the artist’s first at Conduit Street. El Almendral blends real landscape with cinematic creation into a hybrid form, situated on a 35-hectare plot north of Spain’s Tabernas desert. Anchored by a newly established park, the project functions simultaneously as an ecological habitat and a dynamic film set.

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'El Almendral', installation view, Pilar Corrias Conduit Street, London, 2025. Courtesy of the artist and Pillar Corrias.
Philippe Parreno, Photo: Andrea Rossetti

Philippe Parreno (b. 1964) lives and works in Paris. He graduated from École des Beaux-Arts de Grenoble in 1988 and in 1989 from Institut des Hautes Études en Arts Plastiques at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris. In 2013, he was the first artist to take over the entire 22,000 square meter gallery space at the Palais de Tokyo. In 2016 Parreno presented the Hyundai Commission in the Turbin...

Philippe Parreno (b. 1964) lives and works in Paris. He graduated from École des Beaux-Arts de Grenoble in 1988 and in 1989 from Institut des Hautes Études en Arts Plastiques at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris. In 2013, he was the first artist to take over the entire 22,000 square meter gallery space at the Palais de Tokyo. In 2016 Parreno presented the Hyundai Commission in the Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, London. And in 2019, Parreno was commissioned by the MoMA in New York to create a long-term, site-specific artwork. He is currently working on his next feature film starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Zoe Saldana and Vicky Krieps.