The Broad museum in Los Angeles has opened a major retrospective, "Robert Therrien: This is a Story," dedicated to the late artist Robert Therrien. The exhibition, featuring over 120 works from five decades, aims to move beyond Therrien's most famous piece—the monumental "Under the Table" sculpture—to present the full scope of his obsessively iterative practice, which transformed personal memories into universal forms.
The show is significant because it introduces a broader public to Therrien's complete artistic journey, revealing how his work evolved from oversized domestic objects to more elusive, personal sculptures. By charting the migration and transformation of forms like chapels, snowmen, and oil cans, the exhibition underscores Therrien's importance within the Los Angeles art world and positions him as a sculptor of profound, recurring investigation rather than a one-hit wonder.