{"product_id":"light-show-isbn-9780262019149","title":"Light Show","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn investigation of art that explores the experiential and sculptural nature of light, showcasing a range of artworks from the 1960s to the present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLight Show\u003c\/i\u003e explores the experiential and sculptural nature of light, tracing a historical trajectory of artwork that uses light to create specific conditions of viewership. The book, which accompanies an exhibition originating at the Hayward Gallery, London, showcases more than twenty dramatic installations and sculptures from the 1960s to the present, pictured in 150 illustrations, most in color. These include works by artists associated with historical movements such as the “Light and Space” movement of the 1970s; rarely seen installations by such precursors as Dan Flavin and Carlos Cruz-Diez; and work by contemporary artists who have found new ways to use light as a sculptural medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of the artworks explore different aspects related to light, including color, duration, movement, sunlight, and moonlight. Some, including Dan Flavin's work made from fluorescent tubes, use light to dematerialize space while others, such as Anthony McCall's “solid light” projections, give light an almost tangible quality. Many light works create immersive experiences, including Olafur Eliasson's atmospheric environments; still others use light as a medium for political response, including Jenny Holzer's LED signs that broadcast censored documents from the “war on terror.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLight Show\u003c\/i\u003e features essays by the curator and editor Cliff Lauson, the art historian Anne Wagner, and the science writer Philip Ball, who traces the rich history of light as a medium, from phenomenon to artwork.\u003c\/p\u003eCliff Lauson is Curator at the Hayward Gallery, London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Ball was an editor at Nature for more than twenty years and is the author of \u003ci\u003eCuriosity: How Science Became Interested in Everything\u003c\/i\u003e and other books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnne Wagner, an art historian, critic, and teacher, is the author of \u003ci\u003eA House Divided: American Art Since 1955\u003c\/i\u003e and other books.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300119433445,"sku":"NP9780262019149","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262019149.jpg?v=1742918802","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/light-show-isbn-9780262019149","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}