Robert Gober, in Tom’s Stretch at David Kordansky Gallery Los Angeles
Published on 08/24/2026 at 10:07 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Robert Gober appears in the summer group exhibition Tom’s Stretch at David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles. The show runs from July 10 through August 22, 2026, as the gallery states in its exhibition announcement. David Kordansky Gallery exhibition page
Robert Gober in Tom’s Stretch
The exhibition Tom’s Stretch gathers works by more than seventy artists engaging with the legacy of Tom of Finland, with Robert Gober listed among the participating names in the gallery’s press text. The show is on view at 5130 W. Edgewood Place in Los Angeles from July 10 to August 22, 2026.Heni exhibition overview
David Kordansky Gallery positions Tom’s Stretch as a cross-generational reflection on queer visual culture, bringing together photography, drawing, painting and sculpture shaped around Tom of Finland’s imagery and its influence. Within this frame, Gober’s presence inserts his sculptural engagement with domestic and bodily motifs into a broader discourse on desire and representation.
The exhibition & show context
For the Los Angeles program, Tom’s Stretch sits alongside Moka Lee: Persona Works, forming part of the gallery’s summer schedule, while in New York the presentation An American Beauty: Grateful Dead 1965–1995 completes the line-up as Heni reports on August 5, 2026.Heni summer schedule report
By inserting Robert Gober among artists such as Matthew Barney, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Robert Mapplethorpe, Paul McCarthy and Cindy Sherman, the exhibition underscores how his work converses with key figures of queer and conceptual art from the late twentieth century onward, without shifting the spotlight away from Tom of Finland’s central role.
All news and background on Robert Gober
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The work core and practice
Robert Gober is known primarily for sculpture and installation, often using hand-crafted replicas of domestic fixtures such as sinks, drains and fireplaces, as well as truncated body parts, to address histories of childhood, sexuality, religion and illness. His works typically combine meticulous craft with emotionally charged content.
Major institutional presentations, including the 2007 survey at Schaulager in Basel and the ongoing display in Tate Modern’s Materials and Objects collection route, have consolidated Gober’s position as a central figure in late twentieth-century sculpture and conceptual object-making. These contexts underline how his work moves between private fantasy and political framing without abandoning material precision.
Where the artist stands now
Against this backdrop, Robert Gober is currently visible in the group exhibition Tom’s Stretch at David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles through August 22, 2026, alongside ongoing institutional displays of his work in European and North American museums.
Key facts on Robert Gober
- Artist: Robert Gober
- Medium / Genre: Sculpture and installation (conceptual)
- Born: 1954, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA
- Place(s) of practice: Studio practice primarily based in New York
- Active since: Early 1980s, with increasing recognition through mid-1980s exhibitions
- Key work groups: Sinks, Drains, Cribs, Fireplaces
- Current/last exhibition: Tom’s Stretch, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, July 10–August 22, 2026
- Major collections: Museum of Modern Art (New York), Tate (London), Museum Brandhorst (Munich), Schaulager (Basel)
- Awards: MacArthur Fellowship (1999)
- Next date: Group show Tom’s Stretch, David Kordansky Gallery Los Angeles, on view through August 22, 2026
Frequently asked questions about Robert Gober
Where is Robert Gober currently on view?
Robert Gober is part of the group exhibition Tom’s Stretch at David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles, on view from July 10 through August 22, 2026, and his works appear in ongoing collection displays at institutions such as Tate Modern.
How does Tom’s Stretch frame Robert Gober’s work?
Tom’s Stretch positions Gober alongside more than seventy artists responding to Tom of Finland’s imagery, situating his sculptural engagement with domestic and bodily themes within a wider queer art and visual culture context.
Which institutions hold key works by Robert Gober?
Important works by Robert Gober are held in public collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Tate in London, Museum Brandhorst in Munich and Schaulager in Basel, underlining his institutional presence on both sides of the Atlantic.
This article was produced with a.i. support and editorially reviewed. All statements without guarantee; auction results, exhibition dates and awards may change at short notice.
