LightStyle
ORGANIZING INSTITUTION SOUGHT
DATES Winter 2012
DESCRIPTION Today, the image and concept of light has shifted away from a metaphorical connection with truth. Instead, light and light fixtures have become the medium through which lifestyle is projected and reflected. The societal obsession with celebrity, glamor and wealth, and with identity and control are beautifully and eloquently communicated through light. Disco balls are rendered in all of their superficial glory, paparazzi-like flashbulbs flash but reveal little, chandeliers glint with memories recalled and aspirations persued, gestures from commercial signage blare. The traditional meanings of light– truth, essence—are turned upside down and inside out in current work that crosses national boundaries and encompasses a range of media.
ARTISTS
Maarten Baas (NL), Niran Baibulat (FI), Michael Bell-Smith (US), Kendall Carter (US), David Enrico (IT), Cerith Wyn Evans (GB), Spencer Finch (US), Glithero (Tim Simpson and Sarah van Gameren) (UK), Felix Gonzales-Torres (US), Paavo Halonen (FI), Andy Diaz Hope and Laurel Roth (US), KAWS (Brian Donnelly) (US), Katrina Löfström (SE), Josiah McElheny (US), Pepón Osorio (US), Nadine Robinson (US), Anders Ruwald (DE), Allison Smith (David Svensson (SE), Su-Mei Tse (LU), Fred Wilson (US)
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- Kendall Carter | Hommie/Homey, 2006
mixed media dimensions variable
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- Kendall Carter | Fatlace Chandelier, 2008
mixed media dimensions variable
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- Andy Diaz Hope and Laurel Roth | Space Station, 2008
Hypodermic needles, U.V. coated gel capsules, and Swarovski crystals with Harley-Davidson chrome 76 x 50 x 50 inches
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- David Svensson | Havana, 2007
Cuban chandeliers, polyamide fabric, metal construction, light bulbs Dimensions variable
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- Ai Weiwei | Descending Light, 2007
Glass crystals, stainless steel, brass, electric lights 156 x 180 x 268 inches