With hackers and data breaches in the news, technology’s halo has been dimming in the public eye of late. But a group of Japanese artists who’ve plunked themselves in the middle of Silicon Valley are showing that if technology is harnessed for digital art, it can be a force for mind-blowing good.（Excerpt from the text）
Light Behaves Like Fire and Water at New teamLab InstallationWhat is more compelling than the opposing composites of fire and water? Artists at Japanese techno-cult teamLab recreate both elements with an innovative system of sculptural light particles in their recent projects, Black Waves into Infinity and Light Sculpture of Flames.（Excerpt from the text）
There’s an old phrase in Japanese, Toudai moto kurashi, which translates to “the lighthouse does not shine on its base” — that is, you can see everything around you except what’s closest. It’s a useful saying to keep in mind as, this week, the Japanese tech-art collective teamLab unveils its largest installation to date: 20 works inside 20,000 square feet.
Tokyo based collective known as teamLab describe themselves as “ultra-technologists”, artists who seek to merge art, technology and design in their work, designed to allow viewers to have a more personal and unique connection with art. With Japanese designer Toshiyuki Inoko at the helm, the collective’s installations are nothing short of magical- featured here on our blog, they are a spontaneous experience where artworks come to “life” as animation when approached by visitors.
There’s an old phrase in Japanese, Toudai moto kurashi, which translates to “the lighthouse does not shine on its base” — that is, you can see everything around you except what’s closest. It’s a useful saying to keep in mind as, this week, the Japanese tech-art collective teamLab unveils its largest installation to date: 20 works inside 20,000 square feet.（本文抜粋）
Feb. 9, 10 & 14: Every year a few local clubs offer a taste of Mardi Gras on Fat Tuesday (Feb. 9) or thereabouts. This year, British-born, New Orleans-based musician Jon Cleary brings his band — the Absolute Monster Gentlemen to Yoshi’s Feb. 10, and Sweetwater in Mill Valley Feb. 14 to give us a taste of what Mardi Gras is like in New Orleans. （Excerpt from the text）
On the heels of its San Francisco teaser at last month's Fog Design + Art, TeamLab, an interdisciplinary artists group that hails from Japan, is unveiling 20 immersive digital works in a new exhibit, "Living Digital Space and Future Parks," at Pace Art + Technology’s Menlo Park pop-up gallery.（Excerpt from the text）
ArtScience Museum is excited to unveil its first-ever permanent exhibition that will open up a futuristic world of high-tech artworks and interactive digital experiences.（本文抜粋）
Come 12 March, ArtScience Museum will unveil its first-ever permanent exhibition to the public – a futuristic world of high-tech artworks and interactive digital experiences. （Excerpt from thetext）
teamLab, the renowned Japanese art collective, recognized for challenging and expanding the digital art making practice, and Pace Art + Technology will present Living Digital Space and Future Parks. （Excerpt from thetext）