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"Light Insight" Exhibition

NTT ICC Inter Communication Center
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Artists

Alien Productions, Joseph Beuys, Bengt Sjolen, Adam Somlai-Fischer with Usman Haque, Jochem Hendricks, Evelina Domnitch & Dmitry Gelfand, Nina Fischer & Maroan El Sani, Misha Kuball, Anthony McCall, Yukio Fujimoto, Ingo Gunther, Nam June Paik, Shiro Takatani
This exhibition investigates the existence and past of light, a phenomenon too self-evident to warrant much reflection; its present state and future possibilities, examined through the lens of "perception." It casts new light on the topic from a viewpoint that transcends both art and science.

Light is not only closely intertwined with our bodily and perceptual sensations and situations in daily life, but also a fundamental medium that makes visible a diverse range of objects, things and situations. Forms of life and the environment as a whole depend on sunlight to create and maintain ecosystems. As for human beings, light is not only a matter of existence and survival, but also a spiritual and mental guide, assigned religious, scientific and philosophical significance. Above all, the development of optical studies since the Renaissance gave birth to laws of perspective, assisted by the advent of the camera obscura, followed by other optical devices and visual systems that in turn led to new forms of artistic expression. During the Enlightenment period, light also became a crucial metaphor and visualization of knowledge and the world.

This exhibition tracks changes in our bodily awareness and perception of notions, phenomena and processes brought about by continually expanding optical technologies, introducing a number of experimental works and projects that allow us to experience unique forms of vision.

Talk events and lectures also scheduled. See website for details.

Schedule

Dec 6 (Sat) 2008-Feb 28 (Sat) 2009 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
11:00-18:00
Closed
Monday
Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day.
Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.
Notice
Closed December 29th through January 5th
FeeRegular and University Students ¥500, High School Students and below free
VenueNTT ICC Inter Communication Center
http://www.ntticc.or.jp/en/
Location4F Tokyo Opera City Tower, 3-20-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1404
Access3 minute walk from the East exit of Hatsudai Station on the Keio New line, 11 minute walk from Sangubashi Station on the Odakyu Odawara line, 12 minute walk from A2 exit at Nishi-Shinjuku-gochome Station on the Toei Oedo line.
Phone0120-144199
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