Opening: Enrique López Llamas, A million more things to keep me awake

Join Black Cube for the opening of our annual fall exhibition at Black Cube Headquarters (BCHQ). Free + open to the public; RSVPs preferred.
About this Event

A million more things to keep me awake marks artist Enrique López Llamas’s first solo presentation in the United States. Gather with us for an evening reception on Friday, September 25 from 6:00—8:00pm. The artist will be in attendance. Light refreshments will be served.

Please note that the exhibition lighting runs on a choreographed 20-minute cycle, shifting in and out of darkness. Watch your step during low-lighting conditions, and let a member of our staff know if you require assistance. No strobe lights are used.

Opening Reception Schedule (Friday, September 25; free + open to the public)

• 6:00pm: Doors Open
• 6:45pm: Remarks from Cortney Lane Stell, Black Cube Executive Director + Chief Curator and Enrique López Llamas, Artist
• 8:00pm: Reception Ends

About the Exhibition

Across 2,000 square feet of exhibition space, López Llamas’s A million more things to keep me awake introduces three major bodies of work: The Magician, a newly commissioned, 25-foot-long sculpture activated by disco ball motors; Glow on, a selection of glow-in-the-dark low relief sculptures; and Lo visible, lo invisible, a single-channel short film. Audiences are guided through these artworks by choreographed lighting that shifts between illumination and darkness. Ghostly figures and disembodied limbs operate as recurring motifs through which the artist stages the instability of perception, inviting viewers to inhabit the porous threshold between material presence and imagined possibility.

Additional Opening Weekend Programs + Public Hours

• Saturday, September 26, 11:00am—1:00pm | Join us for a special Talk With Your Mouth Full brunch led by Enrique López Llamas. Learn more + RSVP here.
• Saturday, September 26, 1:00pm—4:00pm | Public viewing hours, drop by any time during this window. RSVP here.
• Starting October 1, 2026 through January 16, 2027: A million more things to keep me awake will be on view during public hours, Thursdays through Saturdays, 11am—3pm, through January 16, 2027. Appointments preferred, but not required; walk-ins welcome. Appointments can be made online here.