Exhibition
Luminex 2.0: Projected Realities
17 Sep 2022
Regular hours
- Sat, 17 Sep
- 19:30 – 21:30
Free admission
Luminex 2.0
Address
- 427 West Pico Blvd
- Los Angeles
California - 90015
- United States
The precedent-setting public exhibition presents themes of the present to explore our place in the future. Artist-led installations reposition the streets of DTLA into an outdoor gallery.
About
LUMINEX, the award-winning outdoor digital art exhibition, returns to the South Park District of DTLA on the evening of Saturday, September 17, 2022 from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. The exhibition is free to the public. LUMINEX 2.0 is presented by Show Imaging, in partnership with Panasonic Connect, Arup Americas, Hoverlay, Snap Inc., Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel, the South Park Business Improvement District, and NOW Art.
This year, LUMINEX 2.0: Projected Realities explores the meaning of ‘Projected’ in step with the artists’ perceived ‘Realities’ – addressing the medium itself, attributing their emotion or desire to the audience, promoting a particular image or view, and providing commentary based on forecasts of data and trends. Through augmented reality (AR) installations, immersive and responsive artworks, a digital drone activation, live performances, sound and live video feeds, cultural consumers will traverse between IRL and virtual realities.
The artist-led exhibition will expand to feature 12 internationally acclaimed and leading artists across 12 site-specific installations set within a 5-block walkable radius (W Pico Blvd, S Hope St, W 11th St, S Olive St, S Broadway). Artist line-up includes: Refik Anadol, Nancy Baker Cahill, Sarah Rara, Luciana Abait, Akiko Yamashita, Carole Kim, David Van Eyssen, Leah Smithson, Nate Mohler, Ryan P Griffin, Mark Hashimoto, and Elizabeth Leister.
LUMINEX is a platform for these artists to tell their stories and reach a diverse public audience.
New this year is an exhibition-wide Augmented Reality experience. A QR Code will direct residents and visitors to the LUMINEX Channel on the Hoverlay AR App. The AR App will feature an interactive map, as well as activate holograms of each artist, and enhanced reality at select installations. This AR feature will extend the LUMINEX experience and guide audiences on a sense of discovery of art, culture, technology, and the artists who are leading the digital art scene in LA. The App is easy to use and will bridge first-time AR users with power users. This exhibition will transform into the first outdoor AR exhibition in Los Angeles post live event.
