Original boards with cutouts to front cover spelling parts of the book title. With plates throughout. Slight wear and slight soiling to spine, covers and corners. ; 31.5x24.5x2.5 cm.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Light Show

Publisher

Hayward Publishing, Southbank Centre

Publication Date

2006

Language

English

ISBN 10

1853323047

ISBN 13

9781853323041

Binding

Original boards

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good+

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Synopsis

Light has the power to transform our vision, alter our spatial perceptions and even change our moods. As an artistic medium, it is explored in full in this beautifully produced book. 'Light Show', published on the occasion of a major exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London, will include some of the most visually stimulating and compelling artworks created using light since the 1960s, as well as new artworks by contemporary artists commissioned specially for the show. Featuring over 20 artists, 'Light Show' takes as its starting point the sculptural use of light as a way of altering our perception of space in contemporary art. Individual artworks featured here explore aesthetic qualities such as colour, duration, black light, shadows, natural and artificial light, and projection, most in immersive, experiential environments. The use of light as a means of expressing more socially or politically-driven concerns is also addressed, as are the inroads made by cutting-edge technology in contemporary light installation; LEDs, bespoke bulbs and computer-controlled lighting all make an appearance in these works. An essential record of the first major survey exhibition of its kind in the UK, this rigorous, authoritative guide to light as art is an essential addition to the literature of sculpture and installation. Artists in 'Light Show' will include Dan Flavin, James Turrell, Olafur Eliasson, David Batchelor, Conrad Shawcross and others to be announced.

About the Author

Dr Cliff Lauson is Senior Curator at the Hayward Gallery where since 2009 he has curated major exhibitions of artwork by Ernesto Neto, Tracey Emin, and David Shrigley. He was previously Assistant Curator at Tate Modern. Philip Ball is a freelance science writer and author of several books on science, including works on the nature of water, pattern formation in the natural world, colour in art and the science of social and political philosophy. He has contributed to publications ranging from New Scientist to the New York Times, the Guardian, the Financial Times and New Statesman. Anne Wagner is Class of 1936 Chair Emerita in the Department of History of Art at the University of California, Berkeley, and Visiting Distinguished Professor at the University of York. She is an art historian, critic, and teacher who writes on a range of topics in 19th, 20th, and 21st century art, particularly sculpture. Among her recently published essays are studies of Anthony McCall's 1970s drawings, Haegue Yang's objects and installations, and the uncanny vitality of Rosemarie Trockel's recent works. Her writing has appeared in such journals as Artforum, Representations, October, and The Threepenny Review.

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