Light and Space movement

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The Light and Space movement is a West Coast art movement that emerged in Southern California in the 1960s, characterized by immersive installations and sculptures that explore perception through light, color, and spatial experience.

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Light and Space movement canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American art movement
art movement
contemporary art movement
aim to explore phenomenological experience of space
to heighten awareness of seeing
artForm environmental art
installation art
sculpture
characteristic dematerialization of the art object
emphasis on viewer perception
manipulation of light and shadow
sensory immersion
subtle color gradations
use of architectural space as material
country United States
exhibitionVenue Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
influencedBy California modernism
Minimalism
Op art
movementFocus color
light
perception
spatial experience
movementParticipant Bruce Nauman
Craig Kauffman
De Wain Valentine
Doug Wheeler
Eric Orr
Helen Pashgian
James Turrell
John McCracken
Laddie John Dill
Larry Bell
Mary Corse
Peter Alexander
Robert Irwin
originatedIn Southern California
region West Coast
relatedTo Conceptual art
Finish Fetish
installation art
startTime 1960s
timePeriod late 20th century
typicalWork immersive installation
sculpture
site-specific installation
usesMedium acrylic
artificial light
fluorescent light
glass
industrial materials
mirrors
natural light
neon
resin

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Craig Kauffman associatedWith Light and Space movement
Larry Bell movement Light and Space movement
Billy Al Bengston movement Light and Space movement
James Turrell movement Light and Space movement