Len Lye drawing of ‘The Universe’ 1960s. Len Lye Foundation Collection, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Exhibition
25 Apr — 15 Jul 2018
Len Lye: Pretty Good for the 21st Century
Sculpture, drawings, maquette and historic documentary footage which traces a series of Lye's most ambitious kinetic propositions.
Len Lye Universe. Photo Mark Ashkanasy
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These include The Universe Walk, Temple Project and Sun, Land and Sea.
Curated by Paul Brobbel and Aaron Kreisler
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While a number of these works are still to be realised, this exhibition provides an insight into Lye’s underlying vision, grandness of scale and sense of empathy, which he always saw his sculptures operating at and which are now a very real prospect in our times.
