You can see the artwork Marquee (2024) hanging from the ceiling in the entrance hall at PoMo. Its pulsing light signals that something is happening here, something you need to experience. The sculpture is part of Philippe Parreno’s series of the same name. Marquee grew out of his curiosity about the texts accompanying artworks in exhibitions, especially the signs that explain each piece. This exploration led him to the marquee, inspired by the ultimate three-dimensional signs once found above the entrances of old cinemas and theatres.

Parreno creates art as if it were a living organism, and exhibitions where visitors move among works that respond to them, to each other and to themselves. The pulsing light of Marquee (2024) stirs excitement and curiosity, giving the impression that the sculpture itself is alive. What is it trying to tell us? Designed specifically for PoMo’s entrance hall, the work invites you to wonder about what you are about to encounter.