The Big Art Collections / 02
See things in a new light.
Explore works whose documented form includes light, LED or illuminated elements. Compare the artwork’s visual experience with the needs of the proposed setting.
Think about your site 3 questions before a proposal
- What should the work look like during daylight and after dark?
- Who will confirm power, controls and weather protection?
- Who will maintain lighting components over the exhibition period?
Planning prompts from Big Art Partners; these are not artist-specific specifications.
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Buckyball ↗
Leo Villareal
programmed light sculpture
Project details & references
- Materials
- LED nodes
- Year / version
- 2012 (Madison Square Park); 2016 (Exploratorium)
- Documented at
- Madison Square Park, New York, NY
- Project context
- Madison Square Park commission, 2012; Development and programming of the 2012 commission
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0.04 ↗
Yasuhiro Chida
water and light installation
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- Materials
- Water, LED
- Year / version
- 2017–
- Documented at
- Toyoshina Art Museum, Azumino, Japan
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1.8 ↗
Janet Echelman
suspended fiber and light installation
Project details & references
- Year / version
- 2015 (Renwick); 2016 (London)
- Documented at
- Oxford Circus, London, UK
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2:22 Amethyst Portal ↗
Harlan Emil Gruber
participatory geometric sound sculpture
Project details & references
- Materials
- plywood, wood, steel, LED lighting
- Year / version
- 2009
- Documented at
- Burning Man, Nevada
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A Logo for America ↗
Alfredo Jaar
public electronic animation
Project details & references
- Materials
- computer animation on an electronic light board
- Year / version
- 1987
- Documented at
- Spectacolor light board, Times Square, New York City, New York
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A Quiet Storm ↗
Quiet Ensemble
immersive atmospheric installation
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- Materials
- soap bubbles, white smoke, light
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Affinity ↗
Amigo & Amigo
interactive light and sound installation
Project details & references
- Documented at
- River of Light, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Project context
- Studio account of interaction and music; River of Light, Liverpool, 2022
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Air Apparent ↗
James Turrell
Skyspace light installation
Project details & references
- Materials
- steel canopy, polished black granite bench, LED lighting
- Year / version
- 2012 (unveiled October 17)
- Documented at
- ASU Tempe campus, Rural Road and Terrace Road, adjacent to ISTB4 and the Diane and Bruce Halle Skyspace Garden, Tempe, Arizona
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Airship Orchestra ↗
ENESS
interactive inflatable light and sound installation
Project details & references
- Materials
- inflatables, LED eyes
- Year / version
- Touring since 2019; creation date not separately stated.
- Documented at
- Light Yards, Washington, D.C.
- Project context
- ENESS description of its full Airship Orchestra configuration; Balloon Museum presentation and interpretive resources
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Analemma ↗
Yasuhiro Chida
projected light installation
Project details & references
- Materials
- Silk thread, Projector
- Year / version
- 2019 (documented configuration)
- Documented at
- Into The Great Wide Open, Vlieland, Netherlands
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Aqueous ↗
Jen Lewin
interactive light installation
Project details & references
- Materials
- LEDs
- Year / version
- 2017
- Documented at
- Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada
- Project context
- Aqueous platform system, developed in 2017; Campbell Art Park, Oklahoma City, August–October 2020
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Arc ZERO: Eclipse — RISING ↗
James Tapscott
mist and light installation
Project details & references
- Materials
- mist, light, steel
- Year / version
- 2021 RISING version
- Documented at
- RISING festival, Melbourne, Australia
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Ascendus ↗
Ed Carpenter
illuminated gateway sculpture
Project details & references
- Materials
- galvanized mild steel, stainless steel, laminated glass
- Year / version
- August 2012
- Documented at
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport gateway, Charlotte, North Carolina
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Aurora ↗
Charles Gadeken
illuminated tree sculpture
Project details & references
- Materials
- hand-beaten copper leaves, LED lights
- Year / version
- 2011 (documented Burning Man installation)
- Documented at
- Burning Man
- Project context
- Studio account and multi-site exhibition history; King Plaza, Palo Alto, 2013–2015
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Autumn (…Nothing Personal) ↗
Teresita Fernández
temporary public sculpture and gathering space
Project details & references
- Materials
- plywood benches, striped tubes of unspecified material, embedded lighting
- Year / version
- 2018 (documented presentation)
- Documented at
- Tercentenary Theatre, Harvard Yard, Harvard University
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Autumn Spire ↗
Eric Coolidge; Zach Caruso also credited by Robot Heart Foundation
illuminated steel sculpture
Project details & references
- Materials
- steel, CNC plasma-cut panels, mixed metals
- Year / version
- 2022 debut
- Documented at
- Black Rock City, Nevada
- Project context
- Undated Art City presentation in Tucumcari, New Mexico.; Autumn Spire grant entry, page 22.
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AXIOM ↗
Kit Webster
audiovisual light sculpture
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AXION ↗
Christopher Bauder and KiNK; production by WHITEvoid and Havas Events
temporary audiovisual light installation
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- Year / version
- 2022
- Documented at
- Noor Riyadh Festival, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Beacon ↗
Karolina Halatek
light installation
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- Materials
- LED lights
- Year / version
- 2021 Noor Riyadh presentation
- Documented at
- King Abdulaziz Historical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Beacon ↗
Cinimod Studio and Chris O’Shea
interactive kinetic light installation
Project details & references
- Year / version
- 2009
- Documented at
- Lightwave, Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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outdoorBeams ↗
Playmodes
light and sound installation
Project details & references
- Materials
- moving head lights, luminous columns, speakers
- Year / version
- September 2018
- Documented at
- Life Is Beautiful festival, Las Vegas
- Project context
- Las Vegas premiere, September 2018.; Published rider; current revision and site quantities require confirmation.
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Biota ↗
Blessing Hancock
illuminated public sculpture
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- Materials
- painted steel, acrylic, programmable LED lighting
- Year / version
- 2016
- Documented at
- Peoria Station, RTD East Rail Line, 11501 E. 33rd Avenue, Aurora, Colorado
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blu Marble ↗
Sebastian Errazuriz
temporary LED installation
Project details & references
- Materials
- LED screen, custom software, satellite imagery
- Year / version
- 2019
- Documented at
- 159 Ludlow Street, Manhattan, New York
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Border Tuner / Sintonizador Fronterizo ↗
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
interactive light and sound installation
Project details & references
- Year / version
- November 13–24, 2019
- Documented at
- Bowie High School, El Paso, Texas, and Parque Chamizal, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
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