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Lumia: Thomas Wilfred and the Art of Light
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Lumia: Thomas Wilfred and the Art of Light Paperback - 2017

by Keely Orgeman; Foreword by James Turrell; Contribution by Maibritt Borgen

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A long-overdue publication that restores Wilfred to the art-historical canon

Lumia presents a long-overdue reevaluation of the groundbreaking artist Thomas Wilfred (1889-1968), whose unprecedented works prefigured light art in America. As early as 1919, many years before the advent of consumer television and video technology, Wilfred began experimenting with light as his primary artistic medium, developing the means to control and project unique compositions of colorful, undulating light forms, which he referred to collectively as lumia. Manifested as both live performances on a cinematic scale and self-contained structures, Wilfred's innovative displays captivated audiences and influenced generations of artists to come. This publication, the first dedicated to Wilfred in over forty years, draws on the artist's personal archives and includes a number of insightful essays that trace the development of his work and its relation to his cultural milieu. Featuring a foreword by the celebrated artist James Turrell, Lumia helps to secure Wilfred's rightful place within the canon of modern art.

Distributed for the Yale University Art Gallery


Exhibition Schedule:

Yale University Art Gallery
(02/17/17-07/23/17)

Smithsonian American Art Museum
(10/06/17-01/07/18)

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  • Title Lumia: Thomas Wilfred and the Art of Light
  • Author Keely Orgeman; Foreword by James Turrell; Contribution by Maibritt Borgen
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Pages 172
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yale University Art Gallery
  • Publication date 2017
  • ISBN 9780300215182 / 0300215185
  • Weight 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.75 x 9.25 x 0.6 in (27.31 x 23.50 x 1.52 cm)
  • Category Art & Art Instruction

About the author

Keely Orgeman is the Alice and Allan Kaplan Assistant Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at the Yale University Art Gallery.
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