Our 2026 summer film series, LOVEfest, is a cinematic celebration of Robert Indiana’s LOVE. Our iteration of Indiana’s iconic sculpture has been a cornerstone of the McNay’s collection since 2015. The image of LOVE is frequently co-opted by starry-eyed romantics and greeting card companies alike, but this reductive sentimentalism belies Indiana’s complicated relationship with the work’s subject. LOVEfest, conversely, shines a light on how artists of all types wrestle with love. Each film features characters exploring or expressing love through art. Whether it’s self-love or the love of another, the love depicted in these films is rarely easy or straightforward. Just as Robert Indiana demonstrated, love can be off-kilter, or messy, or unexpected. But doesn’t that also describe some of our greatest art?
