The exhibition features four works in different areas of the house. (photo courtesy of SUPERFLEX)

The MAK Center for Art and Architecture will present “Rainbows, Sponges, Flies, and Spoons,” an exhibition by the Danish artist collective SUPERFLEX, from June 12 through Sept. 13 at the Schindler House in West Hollywood.

The exhibition brings together four works spanning more than three decades of the collective’s practice and is organized in response to the history and architecture of the Schindler House. Designed by architect R.M. Schindler in 1922 as an experiment in communal living, the house was created to balance shared daily life with spaces for individual activity. The exhibition places each work in a separate area of the house, creating connections between distinct objects and ideas.

Featured works include “The Spoons” (1994), a photographic lightbox depicting a circular arrangement of spoons; “Hunga Tonga Rainbow” (2016), a pair of photographs that mirror a rainbow to create an artificial symmetry; “Proposal for the World’s Second-Tallest Building,” a sculptural installation made from ceramic sponge; and “Two Flies Staring at Each Other (on a Glass of Water)” (2025), a sculptural vignette depicting a highly ordered scene that would be unlikely to occur naturally.

According to the MAK Center, the works use subtle alterations of familiar objects and images to explore themes related to infrastructure, ecological interdependence and collective perception while incorporating elements of humor and visual disorientation.

SUPERFLEX was founded in 1993 by Jakob Fenger, Bjørnstjerne Christiansen and Rasmus Rosengren Nielsen. The collective has worked with a broad range of collaborators, including gardeners, engineers and audience participants, and has produced projects that take the form of sculptures, public spaces, energy systems, contracts, paintings and other mediums.

The group has also completed a number of public-space projects, including the award-winning Superkilen urban park in Copenhagen, which opened in 2011. Many of its projects incorporate participation from local communities, specialists and children. More recent works have explored interspecies perspectives, examining how urban environments might accommodate plants and animals alongside people.

SUPERFLEX’s work has been exhibited internationally at institutions including Tate Modern in London, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., Kunsthaus Graz, Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen and ICA San Diego. The collective has also participated in major international exhibitions including the Venice Biennale, Gwangju Biennale, Liverpool Biennial and Sharjah Biennial.

“Rainbows, Sponges, Flies, and Spoons” will be on view at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House, 835 N. Kings Road in West Hollywood.

For information, visit makcenter.org.