Perrotin is pleased to announce global representation of Alma Allen.

Allen (b. Utah, 1970, lives and works in Tepoztlán, Mexico) is a self-taught sculptor who works in wood, stone and bronze, often with material sourced from his immediate surroundings. The artist’s biomorphic works appear psychically charged and talismanic, simultaneously inviting and resisting classification.

His first solo exhibition with Perrotin will open in Paris in October 2026.

Resembling roots, seed pods, molluscs and fossils, Allen’s sculptures appear to relate to the vast expanses of territory and monolithic natural formations that have punctuated his life: Utah where Allen spent his childhood; Joshua Tree, California, where Allen lived for over a decade; and Tepoztlán, Mexico, where the artist currently has his studio. Other works are reminiscent of torsos with clumsily protruding limbs, empty plinths or deconstructed architectural columns, which may be read as anti-monuments.

Allen’s artistic trajectory has seen him progress from humble origins, selling hand-carved miniatures on the streets of Soho, New York, to his breakthrough inclusion in the 2014 Whitney Biennial. Allen will represent the United States of America in the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia in 2026 and his first solo exhibition with Perrotin will open in Paris in October 2026.

photo: Luis Garva