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For more than 30 years, artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen has continually investigated the possibilities inherent in film—as a material, a documentary tool, and a storytelling medium—resulting in work that is formally inventive and politically pointed. Using projected light and sound, much like a sculptor or a painter, McQueen situates his films and videos within installations that resonate on multiple levels, extending beyond the conventional frame of cinema.
At Dia Beacon, the artist presents a new work, co-commissioned by Dia and Laurenz Foundation, Schaulager Basel, in which he builds on past experiments into how light, color, and sound affect and upend our perception of space, time, and ourselves. Bass (2024) comprises 60 ceiling-mounted lightboxes that journey through the complete spectrum of visible light in concert with a sonic component. As the light changes color slowly, almost imperceptibly, it floods the subterranean space, while the sound—made entirely...More
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For more than 30 years, artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen has continually investigated the possibilities inherent in film—as a material, a documentary tool, and a storytelling medium—resulting in work that is formally inventive and politically pointed. Using projected light and sound, much like a sculptor or a painter, McQueen situates his films and videos within installations that resonate on multiple levels, extending beyond the conventional frame of cinema.
At Dia Beacon, the artist presents a new work, co-commissioned by Dia and Laurenz Foundation, Schaulager Basel, in which he builds on past experiments into how light, color, and sound affect and upend our perception of space, time, and ourselves. Bass (2024) comprises 60 ceiling-mounted lightboxes that journey through the complete spectrum of visible light in concert with a sonic component. As the light changes color slowly, almost imperceptibly, it floods the subterranean space, while the sound—made entirely...More
