Len Lye: The Cosmic Archive

15 December 2009

During his career, New Zealand-born artist Len Lye (1901–1980) witnessed a period of tremendous expansion in scientific inquiry. The Len Lye Collection and Archive at the Govett-Brewster contains hundreds of scientific articles the artist gleaned from the popular press, in fields ranging from psychology to astronomy, particle physics to palaeontology. Featuring several of these news clippings, Len Lye: The Cosmic Archive explores the space age imagination and its impact on Lye’s work in a range of media. This exhibition presents the newly reconstructed kinetic sculpture, Moon Bead (1968 / 2009), the rarely seen Bones (1965), as well as the films The Birth of the Robot (1936) and Particles in Space (1957–1979).

Curated by Tyler Cann.

Location/venue:

Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
40 Queen Street
New Plymouth

Date:

12 Dec 2009 - 15 Mar 2010

Cost:

Free Entry

Entry details:

Open every day from 10am – 5pm (except Christmas Day)

Contact details:

http://www.govettbrewster.com/

Submitted by Govett-Brewster Art Gallery on Tue, 15/12/2009 - 12:18pm.

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The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery is New Zealand's premier contemporary art museum and home to the collection of modernist filmmaker and kinetic sculptor Len Lye. Admission is free.

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