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130 LACE WORKS
BY 134 ARTISTS
FROM 20 COUNTRIES
POWERHOUSE
MUSEUM
30 JULY 2011 -
APRIL 2013
BY 134 ARTISTS
FROM 20 COUNTRIES
POWERHOUSE
MUSEUM
30 JULY 2011 -
APRIL 2013
Events
Talk by Janet Echelman: Tsunami 1.26 in the city
Thursday 22 September 2011, 5.30 – 6.30pm
Powerhouse Museum
American artist, Janet Echelman, one of the prize winners in the third Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award, will explain the evolution of her massive aerial sculptures that have enchanted cities such as Kyoto, Jakarta, Bombay, Venice, Madrid, Denver and New York.
Her current work, Tsunami 1.26, is part of the Museum’s Love Lace exhibition and will appear for the first time in Australia from 23 September until 23 October as part of Art & About Sydney. It will be installed 13 metres above George and Park Streets. Tsunami 1.26 is a high tech netted sculpture in Spectra® fibre that will float dramatically above the city centre, enhanced by changing multicoloured lighting.
This is a free event, however bookings are essential to reserve your seat
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Tsunami 1.26
23 September – 23 October 2011
Corner of George and Park Streets, Sydney
Pulsating high above the heart of the city, Tsunami 1.26 is a gigantic aerial net installation by acclaimed American artist Janet Echelman. This spectacular vision is one of the works from the Powerhouse Museum’s Love Lace exhibition, and combines ancient craft practice with cutting-edge technology to create an oasis of sculpture delicate enough to be choreographed by the wind. Netted with a high tensile rope, 15 times stronger than steel in weight, and lit by changing coloured lights, Tsunami is inspired by the events that unfolded following the 2010 Chile earthquake. Using a 3D model of the 2010 tsunami, and software to create an outline of the model’s higher amplitude area, Echelman created her sculptural form, with machine-knotted mesh revealing the intricacy of traditional netting. More about Janet Echelman and her work.
Presented by the Powerhouse Museum and the City of Sydney.
Free evening viewing of Love Lace
23 September, 6 – 9pm
Powerhouse Museum
Discover this spectacular, ground-breaking exhibition with a free, evening viewing for one night only! This special event celebrates the installation of the Love Lace artwork, Tsunami 1.26 by America artist Janet Echelman, high above George and Park Streets in Sydney’s CBD. Admire this stunning work and then catch a free shuttle bus to the Museum for a visit to see the Love Lace exhibition.
Part of Art & About Sydney 2011, produced by City of Sydney.