James Clark "The Luminiferous Aether"
Robert Henry Contemporary
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An exercise in phenomenology, Clark's work requires intimate and multiple viewings. This installation, titled The Luminiferous Aether, consists of a vertical argon tube sheathed in a clear plastic cylinder adorned with inflated iridescent balloons. Typical of Clark’s oeuvre, this installation on its surface is about nothing more than the materials it is made of. However, after active looking the intricacies of light playing off the balloons and the room itself come into view. This experience of the material changes from different perspectives and different moments of the day or night, which highlights the fleeting qualities of light and time.
[Image: James Clark 1995-2011 "The Luminiferous Aether (Detail)" Argon gas filled tube, plastic, balloons, light and air Dimensions variable (about 87" H) Photo credit: Andrew Moore]
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from March 10, 2011 to April 17, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-03-10 from 18:00 to 20:00