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Exhibition : Sensing the Future: Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.)
This immersive exhibition tells the story of a unique mid-20th-century collaboration between artists and engineers
Pepsi-Cola Pavilion (detail), 1970, photography by Harry Shunk (German, 1924–2006) and János Kender (Hungarian, 1938–2009). Shunk-Kender © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2014.R.20). Gift of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation in memory of Harry Shunk and Janos Kender. Floats: © Robert Breer/Kate Flax/gb agency, Paris. Fog system: © Fujiko Nakaya. Courtesy Experiments in Art and Technology. Light Towers: © Forrest Myers, Light Frame (1968–70). © J. Paul Getty Trust
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