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In 2014, Ryoji Ikeda sent a beam of light piercing up through the sky. ‘Spectra’ dominated the London skyline with a huge shaft of blinding white. Now, he’s bringing his technological immersive wonders indoors for his biggest ever European exhibition. Since being delayed by lockdown, Ikeda will now be taking over the amazing spaces of 180 The Strand, a gorgeous brutalist building that’s perfect for the mind-bending installations he’s known for, from May 20 until August 1.
It’s not his first visit to 180. Three years ago, he took over one of the main ground-floor rooms with ‘Test Pattern [N° 12]’, a flickering floor installation of endlessly strobing, stuttering lights. It was intense, heady, and one of the best things London saw that autumn. Now, we’re getting a whole exhibition of that kind of thing.
Among the works on show, visitors will get to experience an installation that’s meant to mimic the feeling of entering a black hole, a tunnel of strobe lighting, giant speaker sculptures and a new version of that amazing ‘Test Pattern’ piece. Sure, it might give you motion sickness or trigger your epilepsy, but that’s a small price to pay for art.
Ryoji Ikeda (presented by The Vinyl Factory x Fact in collaboration with Audemars Piguet Contemporary) will be at 180 The Strand, May 20-Aug 1 2021. Tickets will be available here.
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