NEW YORK.- The Public Art Fund, New York¹s leading presenter of artists’ projects, new commissions, installations and exhibitions in public spaces, is pleased to announce its Spring Benefit. A gala dinner and silent auction will take place in the atrium of 590 Madison Avenue, alongside artist Mariko Mori¹s otherworldly Wave UFO, a spectacular new Public Art Fund project that is sure to be one of the most unforgettable art presentations of the year.
With twenty-five years of experience, the Public Art Fund identifies, coordinates, and realizes a diversity of major projects by both established and emerging artists throughout New York City. By bringing artworks outside the traditional context of museums and galleries, the Public Art Fund provides a unique platform for an unparalleled public encounter with the art of our time. In addition to Mariko Mori¹s Wave UFO, the Public Art Fund will present projects by artists Wim Delvoye, Clara Williams, and Mark Handforth in New York City this spring and summer.
Mariko Mori’s Wave UFO
Wave UFO is a stunning sculptural object and viewer participatory installation that epitomizes Mariko Mori’s ongoing exploration of the relationship between the individual and an interconnected cosmos. This all-encompassing project fuses real-time computer graphics, brainwave technology, sound, and state-of-the-art architectural engineering to create a dynamic interactive experience. With its dramatic proportions, elegant biomorphic form, and breathtaking sculptural finish, Wave UFO is a truly innovative artwork in which three people at a time can watch the real time visualization of their brainwaves projected inside the work.
The connection between technology and spirituality, increasingly important in Mori’s work, is effected here through the use of specially designed computer programs and scientific equipment that monitor and visually interpret the participants’ brainwaves. Drawing upon the Buddhist principle that all forms of life in the universe are interconnected, Wave UFO seamlessly unites individual physical experience with Mori¹s singular vision of a cosmic dream world. Within the tranquil interior of the work, Mori sends participants on an aesthetic voyage.
In the 1990s, Mariko Mori became known for her engaging, highly stylized photographic and multimedia works ­ in which she appeared as shaman, cyborg girl, goddess, and other mythical characters ­ blending elements of ultramodern anime and Western pop culture with Japanese ritual and tradition. In recent years, Mori¹s wide-ranging artistic practice has evolved from the exploration of self-image to focus on universal themes of spiritual journey, beauty and enlightenment.
Details of Event:
590 Madison Avenue enter on 57th Street
6:00 Cocktails and Silent Auction,
8:00 Dinner,
10:00 After Party at Nicole¹s 10 East 60th Street.
Tickets: $350, $500, $1,000.
Details of Silent Auction:
30 works donated by artists who have worked with the Public Art Fund including Rachel Whiteread, Pipilotti Rist, Roxy Paine, Louise Bourgeois, Mark Dion, Tony Oursler, and Sol Lewitt.