ArtBabble: Leo Villareal

"Multiverse," Leo Villareal Installation (September 8-December 6, 2008)

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:35:05 +0000

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Multiverse (2008), a site-specific LED sculpture by Leo Villareal, is on view in the Concourse walkway connecting the East and West Buildings of the National Gallery of Art. The sculpture, which includes approximately 41,000 LED (light-emitting diode) nodes controlled by custom-designed software, is Villareal's largest and most ambitious work to date. Watch Gallery staff and volunteers install the LED nodes over the course of 65 days (the process was captured in 58,296 photographs). The sculpture was generously funded by Victoria and Roger Sant and Sharon P. and Jay Rockefeller.

Multiverse, Leo Villareal Installation: Resolution, Part 4

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:42:08 +0000

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National Gallery of Art, Washington

Multiverse (2008), a site-specific LED sculpture by Leo Villareal, is on view in the Concourse walkway connecting the East and West Buildings of the National Gallery of Art. The sculpture, which includes approximately 41,000 LED (light-emitting diode) nodes controlled by custom-designed software, is Villareal's largest and most ambitious work to date. Learn more about the artist's programming method as well as his conceptual and technological inspiration in this studio interview.

Multiverse, Leo Villareal Installation: Pattern Recognition, Part 2

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:41:13 +0000

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National Gallery of Art, Washington

Multiverse (2008), a site-specific LED sculpture by Leo Villareal, is on view in the Concourse walkway connecting the East and West Buildings of the National Gallery of Art. The sculpture, which includes approximately 41,000 LED (light-emitting diode) nodes controlled by custom-designed software, is Villareal's largest and most ambitious work to date. Learn more about the artist's programming method as well as his conceptual and technological inspiration in this studio interview.

Multiverse, Leo Villareal Installation: Programming, Part 1

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:29:22 +0000

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National Gallery of Art, Washington

Multiverse (2008), a site-specific LED sculpture by Leo Villareal, is on view in the Concourse walkway connecting the East and West Buildings of the National Gallery of Art. The sculpture, which includes approximately 41,000 LED (light-emitting diode) nodes controlled by custom-designed software, is Villareal's largest and most ambitious work to date. Learn more about the artist's programming method as well as his conceptual and technological inspiration in this studio interview.

Multiverse, Leo Villareal Installation: Installation, Part 3

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:37:55 +0000

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National Gallery of Art, Washington

Multiverse (2008), a site-specific LED sculpture by Leo Villareal, is on view in the Concourse walkway connecting the East and West Buildings of the National Gallery of Art. The sculpture, which includes approximately 41,000 LED (light-emitting diode) nodes controlled by custom-designed software, is Villareal's largest and most ambitious work to date. Learn more about the artist's programming method as well as his conceptual and technological inspiration in this studio interview.
The sculpture was generously funded by Victoria and Roger Sant and Sharon P. and Jay Rockefeller.