‘He made something every single day’: David Lynch’s inscrutable photography celebrated in LA show

The Guardian UK Wednesday 23 September 2026, 13:00 UTC By Dave Schilling in Los Angeles 1 min read

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David Lynch’s films defined Los Angeles. Now the city is celebrating his other passion: photographyNo one can bring Los Angeles together like David Lynch. The first posthumous exhibition of the director and artist’s photographs went on display at LA’s Pace Gallery this weekend, drawing a massive crowd of goths, weirdos and art world observers to celebrate a creative mind that has few equals in American pop culture history.

David Lynch’s films defined Los Angeles. Now the city is celebrating his other passion: photography

No one can bring Los Angeles together like David Lynch.

The first posthumous exhibition of the director and artist’s photographs went on display at LA’s Pace Gallery this weekend, drawing a massive crowd of goths, weirdos and art world observers to celebrate a creative mind that has few equals in American pop culture history.

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