Carl Cheng: Tar Pool Lab | 藝術 + 技術
Carl Cheng (美國, 出生 1942) leverages technology to “model nature, its processes and effects for a future environment that may be completely made by humans.”
在 1990, Cheng met with George C. 頁, founder of the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, to discuss the idea of making a public artwork at one of the Tar Pits’ unused sites. While the idea was supported and additional research funding was obtained, the project was shelved due to Hancock Park’s extensive renovation that occurred in the 1990s.
Cheng revisited his tar pool concept again in 2011 and obtained funds to conduct experiments with asphalt in his Santa Monica studio. The artist purchased a 160 gallon drum, filled it with asphalt, and implemented valves, pumps, and other hardware to generate bubbles and observe the phenomenon of moving tar.
The tar pool endeavor again progressed in 2017, when Cheng received a LACMA Art + Technology Lab grant to develop a prototype demonstrating the concept as it would be displayed in Hancock Park. Presented in the structure on the right, the work’s current iteration represents the current phase of an effort the artist began almost 30 幾年前.
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Inspired by the spirit of LACMA’s original Art and Technology program (1967–71), which paired artists with technology companies in Southern California, the Art + Technology Lab at LACMA supports artist experiments with emerging technology. Through our sponsors, the Lab provides grants, in-kind support, and facilities at the museum to develop new artist projects.
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The Art + Technology Lab is presented by Hyundai.
The Lab is made possible by Accenture, Snap, Inc., and DreamWorks Animation.
Additional support is provided by SpaceX and Google.
The Lab is part of The Hyundai Project: 藝術 + Technology at LACMA, a joint initiative exploring convergence of art and technology.
Seed funding for the development of the Art + Technology Lab was provided by the Los Angeles County Quality and Productivity Commission through the Productivity Investment Fund and LACMA Trustee David Bohnett.
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