Temporary Pleasure is the design practice of John Leo Gillen – architect, artist and creative director working between ephemeral architecture, club culture, and immersive art.

Born and raised in a nightclub, he studied architecture and founded Temporary Pleasure to reimagine the nightclub as a ‘post-club’ artwork – translating club culture into architectural installations, spatial sound systems, festival stages, live shows, dance, fashion and film.

Commissioned and exhibited by the Barbican, Fundació Mies Van Der Rohe, Horst Arts + Music, Jamie xx, and Stone Island. Author of Temporary Pleasure – Nightclub Architecture, Design & Culture 1960–Today. Represented by Reid Kutrow at SacksCo Creative.

Temporary Pleasure is the design practice of John Leo Gillen – architect, artist and creative director working between ephemeral architecture, club culture, and immersive art. Commissioned and exhibited by the Barbican, Fundació Mies Van Der Rohe, Horst Arts + Music, Jamie xx, and Stone Island.