LUMINEX, the award-winning outdoor digital art exhibition, returns to the South Park District of DTLA on the evening of Saturday, September 17, 2022 from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. This president setting exhibition is free to the public, and accessible to all. LUMINEX 2.0 is presented by Show Imaging, supported in partnership with Panasonic Connect, Arup Engineering, Hoverlay, Snap Inc., Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel, the South Park Business Improvement District, and NOW Art. This artist-led, community-based initiative will transform how spaces, storytelling and society intersect.
Each work in LUMINEX 2.0: ‘Projected Realities explores the meaning of ‘Projected’ in step with the artist’s perceived ‘Realities’ – addressing the medium itself, attributing their emotion or desire to the audience, promoting a particular image or view, and providing commentary based on forecasts of data and trends.
The exhibition will expand to feature 12 internationally acclaimed locally based artists across 12 site-specific installations set within a 5-block walkable radius (W Pico Blvd, S Hope St, W 11th St, S Olive St, S Broadway). Artist line-up includes: Refik Anadol, Nancy Baker Cahill, Sarah Rara, Luciana Abait, Akiko Yamashita, Carole Kim, David Van Eyssen, Leah Smithson, Nate Mohler, Ryan P Griffin, Mark Hashimoto, and Elizabeth Leister. LUMINEX is a platform for these artists to tell their stories and reach a diverse public audience.
This exhibition will transform into the first outdoor Augmented Reality (AR) exhibition in Los Angeles post live event. During the night of September 17, the AR feature will enhance the user experience with holograms, a walkable map, and showcase two artworks built for this platform. A QR Code will direct residents and visitors to the LUMINEX Channel on the Hoverlay AR App. The interactive map expands the entire exhibition, and the AR holograms activate each artist, technology information and gives enhanced visibility of select installations. The AR App will extend the LUMINEX experience and guide audiences in a sense of discovery of art, culture, technology, and the artists who are leading the digital art scene in LA. The App is easy to use and will bridge first-time AR users with power users.
