Leo Villareal’s “Interstellar” Generates the Visual and Sensorial Beauty of Code

A seductive and serene feeling pervades the artist's lighting-based artworks on view at NYC's Pace Gallery

In New York-based artist Leo Villareal‘s new exhibition, Interstellar, the light sculptor captures the cosmos through code as his abstract and ever-moving LED wall installations recall snapshots of the galaxy. Even more impressively, the artworks evoke sensations only felt when standing before something infinite. The show—on view now until 29 April at NYC’s Pace Gallery—continues the artist’s collection of LED displays devised by custom-built software, extending his …

Studio Drift’s Mesmerizing, Multi-Sensory Fragile Future Exhibition

From a cage of swirling seeds of light to a nearby 17,000-square-foot room filled with levitating concrete blocks, the Fragile Future exhibition at NYC’s The Shed demonstrates the captivating capabilities of Amsterdam-based Studio Drift. Multiple mesmerizing and interconnected installations compose the solo exhibit, which questions materiality, the built environment and our relationship to the natural world. Presented by Superblue, and featuring contributions by recording and …

Light Artist Anthony James To Transform London’s Oxford Street with 33 Million LED Light Installation

From 12 to 26 April, contemporary artist Anthony James will present the powerful public artwork “Constellations” on the exterior of the Flannels flagship store along London’s Oxford Street. The momentous three-story work incorporates 33 million LED lights within 36 8K digital canvases, which will morph into mesmerizing patterns. Presented by Opera Gallery and curated by W1 Curates, the massive installation is actually comprised of “multiple …