Lecture

Sculpture Up#4 by Lang/Baumann

Graph Chat

Chat with Graph Search

Ask any question about EPFL courses, lectures, exercises, research, news, etc. or try the example questions below.

DISCLAIMER: The Graph Chatbot is not programmed to provide explicit or categorical answers to your questions. Rather, it transforms your questions into API requests that are distributed across the various IT services officially administered by EPFL. Its purpose is solely to collect and recommend relevant references to content that you can explore to help you answer your questions.

Description

This lecture discusses the installation of the sculpture Up#4 by the artist duo Lang/Baumann at the EPFL campus, specifically commissioned to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Rolex Learning Center. The artists, known for their work in public spaces, carefully studied the architecture of the building to create a monumental yet subtle artwork that harmonizes with the surroundings, aiming to engage in a dialogue with the existing structure.

Official source

Related concepts (6)

Public art

Public art is art in any media whose form, function and meaning are created for the general public through a public process. It is a specific art genre with its own professional and critical discourse. Public art is visually and physically accessible to the public; it is installed in public space in both outdoor and indoor settings. Public art seeks to embody public or universal concepts rather than commercial, partisan, or personal concepts or interests.

Installation art

Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called public art, land art or art intervention; however, the boundaries between these terms overlap. Installation art can be either temporary or permanent. Installation artworks have been constructed in exhibition spaces such as museums and galleries, as well as public and private spaces.

Sound art

Sound art is an artistic activity in which sound is utilized as a primary medium or material. Like many genres of contemporary art, sound art may be interdisciplinary in nature, or be used in hybrid forms. According to Brandon LaBelle, sound art as a practice "harnesses, describes, analyzes, performs, and interrogates the condition of sound and the process by which it operates." In Western art, early examples include Luigi Russolo's Intonarumori or noise intoners (1913), and subsequent experiments by dadaists, surrealists, the Situationist International, and in Fluxus events and other Happenings.

Site-specific art

Site-specific art is artwork created to exist in a certain place. Typically, the artist takes the location into account while planning and creating the artwork. Site-specific art is produced both by commercial artists, and independently, and can include some instances of work such as sculpture, stencil graffiti, rock balancing, and other art forms. Installations can be in urban areas, remote natural settings, or underwater.

Video installation

Video installation is a contemporary art form that combines video technology with installation art, making use of all aspects of the surrounding environment to affect the audience. Tracing its origins to the birth of video art in the 1970s, it has increased in popularity as digital video production technology has become more readily accessible. Today, video installation is ubiquitous and visible in a range of environments—from galleries and museums to an expanded field that includes site-specific work in urban or industrial landscapes.

Related lectures (6)

Walter de Maria, Beuys, Leonard: Art and Landscapes Exploration

Explores Walter de Maria's installations, Joseph Beuys' concepts, and Leonardo da Vinci's landscape studies.

Louise Bourgeois: The Sculpted Soul

Explores the life and art of Louise Bourgeois, an iconic figure in abstract expressionism and feminist art, known for her intimate and aggressive concepts.

Documenta 14: Artistic Director and Venues Overview

Gives an overview of documenta 14, a contemporary art exhibition in Athens and Kassel in 2017, featuring artists like Hans Haacke and Maria Eichhorn.

Documenta 5 in 1972

Explores iconic artworks from 'Live in Your Head' and Documenta 5.

Environmental Impact Studies: Legal Compliance and Procedures