Lumen Eclipse

Lumen Eclipse

Lumen Eclipse is a public media arts gallery located in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded to expand public awareness of local, national, and international artists. The gallery is situated on two mounted displays on the Tourism Information Kiosk, just outside the Harvard Square MBTA stop, screening motion art daily. The gallery may also be viewed on the Lumen Eclipse website.

History

Lumen Eclipse presents contemporary motion art in public spaces, using outdoor video displays, social venues and the web. The gallery launched November 1, 2005 in Harvard Square. Lumen Eclipse exhibits 8 works a month, representing over 300 artists since launching in 2005. Participating artists have included: Yoko Ono, Michel Gondry, Miranda July and Isaac Julien.

Lumen Eclipse also hosts intimate monthly screenings to facilitate dialog between artists and audiences. The Screenings are called " [http://www.lumeneclipse.com/home/events/lepeek.html Le Peek] " and are held at local social venues in Cambridge MA.

Facts

*Manhattan’s New Museum of Contemporary Art acted as the gallery’s first guest curator in February 2006.
*The gallery commissions original work on the theme of life in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
*In June 2006, the gallery’s first interactive exhibit – by Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Nell Breyer – went on display.
*Lumen Eclipse hosts their annual 1-minute film festival on Palmer Street in Harvard Square. [http://www.le60.org Le:60]

Exhibited artists of note

*DJ Spooky
*Miranda July
*Yoko Ono
*Mike Mills
*Michel Gondry
*Hexstatic
*Isaac Julien
*William Kentridge
*Janet Biggs
*Aleksandra Domanovic
*Martha Colburn
*Takeshi Murata
*Encyclopedia Pictura

External links

* [http://www.lumeneclipse.com Lumen Eclipse] at [http://www.harvardsquare.com Harvard Square]
* [http://www.le60.org Le:60 - Lumen Eclipse's 1-Minute Film Festival]
* [http://www.lumeneclipse.com/home/events/lepeek.html Le Peek - Lumen Eclipse's Monthly Screenings]

Images

* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumeneclipse/ Lumen Eclipse on Flickr]


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