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3 Years Ago at the Clocktower Building

Below is the 3-minute “Spectral City” video by Lumonics’ Marc Billard that ran for the month of January, 2020. at the Clocktower Building (Daniels & Fisher Tower) at 1601 Arapahoe St. on the 16th Street Mall. It was commissioned by Night Lights Denver. “Night Lights Denver is a permanent way for The Denver Theatre District …

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Cocoon by Dorothy Tanner

  Cocoon by Dorothy Tanner is one of the light sculptureson display at Lumonics that you can see at Lumonics Immersed More info: Events  

Photos of the original Lumonics Light & Sound Theatre in Miami

Photos (1974) of sections of the first Lumonics Light and Sound Theatre, Miami, FL that opened in 1969. The intent of this transformative total art experience that Mel and Dorothy Tanner originated in 1969 and that continues to evolve is to create an atmosphere for people to relax and energize, provide fresh insights, release latent …

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Keith Sonnier (July 31, 1941 – July 18, 2020)

Keith Sonnier was part of a group of artists who challenged preconceived notions of sculpture in the late 1960s by experimenting with industrial and ephemeral materials. In Sonnier’s case, materials ranged from latex and satin, to found objects, transmitters and video. In 1968, the artist began creating wall sculptures using incandescent light and sheer fabric. …

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