Strandbeest Exhibit: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen
| Venue: | Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $$ |
| Category: | Exhibits |
On view September 19, 2015 to January 3, 2016
PEM presents the first major American exhibition of Theo Jansen's famed kinetic sculptures. Dynamic and interdisciplinary, Jansen's Strandbeests ('beach animals') blur the lines between art and science, sculpture and performance.
The exhibition celebrates the thrill of the Strandbeests' unique locomotion as well as the processes that have driven their evolutionary development on the Dutch seacoast.
The kinetic sculptures are accompanied by artist sketches, facilitated demonstrations of the creatures' complex ambulatory systems, a hall of 'fossils' as well as photography by Lena Herzog.
The exhibition will premiere at PEM in Fall 2015, then travel to Chicago and San Francisco.
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
East India Square, Salem, MA, 01970 map
Phone: 978-745-9500
| TIPS | ↑ top |
- Strandbeest Sneak Peeks are Coming this Summer!
- Crane Beach, Ipswich
- Downtown Boston
- MIT Media Lab, Cambridge
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