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Jim Campbell, Grand Central Station #2, 2009, custom electronics, LEDs, and mounted photo-transparency, 33 x 44 x 15 in. (83.8 x 111.8 x 38.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the American Art Forum, 2010.22A-C, © 2009, Jim Campbell
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Grand Central Station #2
- Artist
- Date
- 2009
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 33 x 44 x 15 in. (83.8 x 111.8 x 38.1 cm)
- Copyright
- © 2009, Jim Campbell
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase made possible by the American Art Forum
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- custom electronics, LEDs, and mounted photo-transparency
- Classifications
- Highlights
- Keywords
- Architecture Exterior — civic — Grand Central Station
- Object Number
- 2010.22A-C
Artwork Description
Watch This!: Revelations in Media Art, 2015
New Acquisition Label
Grand Central Station #2 is a major artwork by one of today's leading media artists. Jim Campbell has developed a sophisticated methodology to create his visually complex aesthetic. His custom electronics and the circuit-design element of his digital programs bring a new dimension to contemporary art. The articulating movement of figures walking through the terminal in Grand Central Station #2 subtly shifts our perception of the pictorial plane in relation to the still photographic image. The result is a haunting meditation on architectural surface as a reflection of memory.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2010
Exhibitions
December 10, 2010–March 2, 2012
Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image is a series of rotating exhibitions drawn from SAAM’s permanent collection.