Podcast appearances and mentions of Leo Villareal

Leo Villareal is a pioneering light artist, bringing teams and tech together to activate buildings, bridges, and bastions. He started Burning in 1994, founded Disorient camp, and has been to every Burn since. Join Leo sharing his journey from crafting a single beacon for his tent to leading monumental art projects that reshaped skylines. He illuminated the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, the historic bridges over the River Thames in London, and projects everywhere from Washington DC to Iowa, from NYC to Tokyo.Leo and Stuart discuss how the open-source innovation of Black Rock City impacts the default world. Leo shares his process for conjuring tech, from coding sequences, to customizing LED fixtures. He encourages artists to engage with their communities outside of their comfort zones. Plus, he shares his way of being a lifelong learner, and tells stories of the convening power of photons as an artistic medium, as a digital campfire for all.Hear him flip the switch, and stay until the brilliant end.villareal.net/biovillareal.net/urban-scale-artworksburningman.org/about/board-of-directors/#LeoVillarealdisorient.info LIVE.BURNINGMAN.ORG

Send us a textSomething extraordinary is about to light up the Quad Cities skyline. The Figge Art Museum's glass façade will soon transform into Evanescent Field – a breathtaking light installation and the largest public art display in Iowa's history.As the Figge celebrates its centennial year, Executive Director Melissa Mohr and one of the Senior Curators, Joshua Johnson, reveal the journey behind this monumental project. World-renowned artist Leo Villareal, creator of San Francisco's famous Bay Lights, has designed a mesmerizing installation featuring over 3,000 feet of programmable LED lights woven throughout the museum's glass exterior. Unlike typical light displays, Evanescent Field creates sequences that never repeat, responding specifically to the Mississippi River, the community, and the building itself."We wanted to give something back to the community that's supported us for 100 years," explains Mohr. The installation fulfills architect David Chipperfield's original vision for the building as a beacon of creativity and accessibility. Johnson describes how Villareal transforms LEDs from commercial tools into what he calls a "digital campfire" – a gathering place where art transcends traditional boundaries. Visible to everyone passing by, whether commuting to work or traveling through the region, Evanescent Field removes barriers to experiencing art.The public unveiling happens May 17th at "Glow Up" – a community celebration featuring live music, family activities and food trucks, culminating when Villareal himself activates the installation as darkness falls. Even after the celebration ends, the lights will continue illuminating the Quad Cities nightly, becoming a postcard-worthy image representing the region's creative spirit.Discover the technical marvels, artistic vision, and hopeful future this landmark installation represents. As the Figge looks toward its next hundred years, Evanescent Field symbolizes its commitment to weaving art more deeply into the fabric of the community – creating a museum that truly belongs to everyone. Don't miss your chance to witness this stunning merger of architecture, technology and artistic expression that will forever change how we see the Quad Cities after dark.QC, That's Where is a podcast powered by Visit Quad Cities. Through the people, partnerships, and personalities woven throughout the Quad Cities region, you'll meet real Quad Citizens and hear the untold stories of the region.Follow Visit Quad Cities on social media and never miss an episode of #QCThatsWhere.FacebookInstagramLinkedInX

Join host Emily Withnall and producer Andrea Klunder for a preview of the upcoming 8th season of Encounter Culture. This season features diverse topics, including an interview with artist Delilah Montoya, a tour of the brand-new Ancient Life exhibition at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, a conversation about children's books with author Daniel Vandever, and a deep look inside the art of bootmaking. “It's cool to think about art in that way, you know, to create beauty from nothing. It starts as an idea and then all of a sudden you have this beautiful object that you've somehow created from that original spark of an idea in your brain.” ~Emily Withnall ENCOUNTER CULTURE EPISODES REFERENCED Look Up! Leo Villareal's Astral Array at New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION Delilah Montoya Off-Center at the New Mexico Museum of Art, Vladem Contemporary Ancient Life at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Program for Interactive Cultural Technology, New Mexico Highlands University Fall in Line, Holden! by Daniel Vandever Herizon by Daniel Vandever We Weave by Daniel Vandever New Mexico State Library New Mexico Arts Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program Jes Márquez  Museum of Indian Arts and Culture *** We'd love to hear from you! Let us know what your favorite episodes of the podcast are, share a personal story, or ask us a question at elpalacio@dca.nm.gov. You can write a regular email or record a short voice memo and attach it for us to listen to.  Visit newmexicoculture.org for info about our museums, historic sites, virtual tours, and more.  Our favorite way to fully experience everything they have to offer is with the New Mexico CulturePass. Reserve yours online!   If you love New Mexico, you'll love El Palacio Magazine! Subscribe to El Palacio today. Encounter Culture, a production of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios.  Hosted by Emily Withnall, editor at El Palacio Magazine Executive Producer: Daniel Zillmann Technical Director & Post-Production Audio: Edwin R. Ruiz Recording Engineers: Collin Ungerleider & Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa Fe Editor & Production Manager: Alex Riegler Associate Producer & Editor: Monica Braine (Assiniboine/Lakota) Theme Music: D'Santi Nava Instagram: @newmexicanculture and @elpalaciomagazine  

Leo Villareal is an artist, but his tools aren't paint and canvas; he manipulates light, color and computer code to create monumental works of public art. In a dazzling talk, he takes us inside his efforts to light up some of the world's most iconic bridges — including an installation of 25,000 LED lights on San Francisco's Bay Bridge and a piece uniting nine bridges along London's River Thames — and shows how public art can transform a city. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leo Villareal is an artist, but his tools aren't paint and canvas; he manipulates light, color and computer code to create monumental works of public art. In a dazzling talk, he takes us inside his efforts to light up some of the world's most iconic bridges — including an installation of 25,000 LED lights on San Francisco's Bay Bridge and a piece uniting nine bridges along London's River Thames — and shows how public art can transform a city.

Leo Villareal is an artist, but his tools aren't paint and canvas; he manipulates light, color and computer code to create monumental works of public art. In a dazzling talk, he takes us inside his efforts to light up some of the world's most iconic bridges — including an installation of 25,000 LED lights on San Francisco's Bay Bridge and a piece uniting nine bridges along London's River Thames — and shows how public art can transform a city.

L'exposition "Façonner l'invisible", organisée à HiFlow du 11 septembre au 6 octobre 2024, explore la transformation du geste dans un monde où l'automatisation et les technologies numériques sont de plus en plus prédominantes. Curatée par Amir El May, cette exposition rassemble plus de 32 œuvres d'artistes contemporains suisses et internationaux tels que Leo Villareal, Olga Titus et Manon Pretto, avec des prêts prestigieux de la Pace Gallery et Gowen Contemporary Gallery. Le thème principal de l'exposition interroge le passage du geste manuel au geste technologique, une évolution marquante non seulement pour l'art mais également pour la société. Les œuvres présentées oscillent entre réel et virtuel, soulignant l'impact des nouvelles technologies sur la créativité humaine et invitant à une réflexion sur notre futur technologique. Parmi les œuvres phares, on retrouve les installations lumineuses interactives de Leo Villareal, les récits visuels numériques d'Olga Titus, ainsi que les créations corporelles augmentées de Manon Pretto, inspirées par la science-fiction. L'exposition démontre également comment l'art peut jouer un rôle central dans la compréhension et l'anticipation des changements sociétaux induits par la technologie, tout en mettant en avant la complémentarité entre art, science et industrie. Découvrez notre reportage avec Amir El May, commissaire de l'exposition.  

What would it be like to see a symphony? How can you capture the rhythm of waves or a murmuration in constellations of light? If anyone can offer a visual representation of multi-sensory experiences, multimedia artist Leo Villareal can. As Villareal shares in his conversation with Encounter Culture host, Emily Withnall, “I think of my tools more like instruments in a way. And I'm making kind of visual music.” Leo Villareal is a world-renowned artist with roots in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and in El Paso and Marfa, Texas. He currently lives in Brooklyn where he owns a gallery and oversees a team of artists, engineers, and programmers. His light sculptures can be seen in galleries in Geneva, London, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Madrid, Washington, D.C., Beijing, Amsterdam, New York, and San Antonio—to name a few. Among Villareal's newest light sculptures is Astral Array, an installation on view permanently in the outdoor breezeway to New Mexico Museum of Art's new Vladem Contemporary location in the Santa Fe Railyard. Villareal draws inspiration from the natural world, from Indigenous weaving, and from computer coding and programming. Despite the sometimes-impermanent nature of his installations, many of which are site- and time-specific, he appreciates the cycle of creation and dismantling inherent to his work and to the ways in which his continued experiments with light are visible to all.  MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary Illuminated River: A Public Art Commission Visit https://newmexicoculture.org for info about our museums, historic sites, virtual tours, and more. Our favorite way to fully experience everything they have to offer is with the New Mexico Culture Pass. Find out how to get yours here. Subscribe to El Palacio Magazine *** Encounter Culture, a production of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios. Hosted by Emily Withnall, editor at El Palacio Magazine Executive Producer: Daniel Zillmann Technical Director & Post-Production Audio: Edwin R. Ruiz Recording Engineer: Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa Fe Editor & Production Manager: Alex Riegler Theme Music: D'Santi Nava Instagram: @newmexicanculture

The Bay Lights by artist Leo Villareal first went live on March 5, 2013. Exactly one decade later, the beloved artwork went dark. Ben Davis is the driving force behind The Bay Lights and the effort to bring the artwork back with twice the number of LEDs in a radically accessible new configuration. With the project 75 percent funded—and $2.5 million more needed to proceed—Davis will reveal what's next for the historic effort: organizational vulnerability.  Davis is the founder and leader of Illuminate, the art nonprofit behind many of San Francisco's large-scale and iconic public artworks, including lighting The Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks, activation of the Golden Mile on JFK Promenade, the Summer of Love lighting on the Conservatory of Flowers, Grace Light in Grace Cathedral, the revival of the Golden Gate Bandshell, and the series of giant laser art installations across San Francisco this summer.  Davis will also talk about his vision for San Francisco as the City of Awe.  The program talk will be followed by a reception and live music by "KAVIN" on the rooftop. In-kind food donations provided by local SF Hot Cookies and Casa Sanchez.    Community partner: Beyond The Fog Radio MLF ORGANIZER Robert Melton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Davis is the CEO and Founder of Illuminate, a non-profit that illuminates the San Francisco Bay Area with light-based public art. Established in 2011, Illuminate first collaborated with artist Leo Villareal to create The Bay Lights, a 1.8-mile-wide light sculpture on the Bay Bridge. The project gained immense popularity, generating half a billion media impressions and boosting the regional economy by over $100 million annually. Illuminate has continued to thrive as it creates art installations that celebrate San Francisco's pride. Ben and his non-profit's work honors both the city and country's history with tributes to Harvey Milk, George Flloyd, Juneteenth, Pride Month, the Summer of Love, and more, all spreading messages of love and hope to millions of people through the brilliance of light. Ben will be honored on July 22nd at an event hosted by San Francisco Magazine to showcase the city's resilience under pressure during challenging times. For more information about Illuminate, please visit: https://illuminate.org/ Meet Ben Davis!

The Bay Bridge has sparkled for 10 years with a light installation designed by artist Leo Villareal. But the display costs millions to maintain and, with funds drying up, could soon go dark forever. Columnist and TotalSF podcast co-host Heather Knight and urban design critic John King join host Cecilia Lei to argue the cases for — and against — a fund-raising campaign to preserve the Bay Lights. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The macros didn't have much excitement to talk about even with Fridays payroll number coming in above consensus. OSF advised listeners to hang on for the future CPI number coming in on the 14th and the FOMC to get a grasp of what to expect for the new year. NFTs have been seeing some decent movements, with focus around $ape staking going live, tons of news from RTKFT, the past week of art Basel and the expected Blur airdrop. The show was joined buy the Outland art team to discuss the upcoming series from Leo Villarreal, a proper traditional artist who has mile long pieces that span the bay bridge and hold longevity in London. He has also seen success on art blocks with his previous part of his cosmology series. Outland on @ 56:02GM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leo Villareal works with pixels and binary code to create complex, rhythmic compositions in light. His goal is to create a rich environment in which emergent behavior can occur without a preconceived outcome. His work is focused on stripping systems down to their essence to better understand the underlying structures and rules that govern how they work. He is interested in lowest common denominators such as pixels or the zeros and ones in binary code. The resulting forms move, change, interact and ultimately grow into complex organisms that are inspired by mathematician John Conway's work with cellular automata and the Game of Life. On March 5, 2013 Villareal inaugurated The Bay Lights, a 1.8-mile-long installation of 25,000 white LED lights on San Francisco's Bay Bridge which has since become a permanent installation. In April 2021, Villareal completed Illuminated River, which unites 9 bridges in central London into a single, monumental work of public art. He and Zuckerman discuss different types of public art, connecting the flow state and creativity, circularity, being a beacon, personal and family history, NFTs, and yoga!

Heads up, a few little audio glitches but that is the price to pay for podding on the internet! Thanks for your patience and understanding! Suzana Poghosyan looked at the art world and thought, "some of this is broken", and instead of moving on decided to do something about it! She co-founded The Honey Pump, a visual arts agency that would connect artists with projects and they are making things happen. Trained as an artist and and arts admin (MFA during a pandemic, no bigs) and cutting her teeth in Leo Villareal's studio, who better to take on the art world? Literally no one if you ask us! Listen in for incredible inspiration and info on how to get going through struggles and taking on systemic problems head on! SUZANA RECOMMENDS: Lady Gaga - You just need that one person! The Eyes of Tammy Faye LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNET Suzana Poghosyan - @thehoneypump_, @suzanapoghosyan Alexis Hyde - @hydeordie, alexishyde.com Dr. Erika Wong; - @topractisepractice, www.topractisepractice.com Slack channel: topractiseapractice.slack.com Email us: hydeorpractise@gmail.com Music by Cheap TV - @cheaptv_official, https://cheaptvmusic.com/ AFFILIATE LINKS: Money Bootcamp program - Use Code HOP25 for $25 Off

Villareal was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and grew up in El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Chihuahua. He attended Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island and received his BA in sculpture from Yale University in 1990 and his master's degree in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University in 1994. After graduating from NYU, Villareal moved to San Francisco to work for three years at Paul Allen's private research lab, Interval Research, in Palo Alto. Since 2004, Villareal has served on the board of Ballroom Marfa in Marfa, Texas, a dynamic, contemporary cultural arts space. In 2011, Villareal joined the board of the Burning Man Project. He currently lives in downtown Manhattan with his wife Yvonne Force Villareal and their two children.

Sotheby's is exhibiting and auctioning the work of 180 Burning Man artists from around the world. More than a third are women, and more than a third are people of color. The offerings are a mix of the sculptures, painting and photographs traditionally displayed in galleries, as well as experiences, mutant vehicles, and NFTs. It's a collaboration and a collision. It's an experiment in bridge building with an institution historically known for overt commodification. It's a vehicle for appreciating art based on intrinsic aesthetic value. It's a nod to artists. Stuart talks with Kim Cook, Director of Creative Initiatives for Burning Man Project, the bold guide of this collaboration for advancing a values-based culture, and embracing the beastly art marketplace while being pro-artist, anti-racist, and taking not taking ourselves too seriously seriously.Boundless Space… The Possibilities of Burning Manhttps://journal.burningman.org/boundlessspace/

Plus we talk to Leo Villareal about lighting up the Thames and to Thomas Del Mar about a clever plan to help fund Westminster Abbey, The Wallace Collection and Grange Festival Subscribe to our newsletters - www.countryandtownhouse.co.uk/newsletter Follow Country & Town House on Twitter Follow Country & Town House on Instagram We're reading: Letters to Camondo by Edmund de Waal The Hare with the Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal Keep an ey on the Musée Nissim de Camdondo's website for news of the exhibition curated by Edmund de Waal opening in October https://madparis.fr/en/museums/musee-nissim-de-camondo/ We're visiting: Illuminated River https://illuminatedriver.london We're bidding at auction, donating or consigning what we can to raise funds for Westminster Abbey, The Wallace Collection and Grange Festival via Olympic Auctions' series of fundraising auctions: https://www.olympiaauctions.com/about-us/fundraising/ Edited and Produced by Alex Graham

Hosts Merlin Fulcher and Lara Kinneir will be talking about the architecture of London's bridges. Specifically this episode will be focussing on Illuminated River, an ongoing £20 million project to create a slowly colour-changing lighting scheme synchronised across all 15 of central London's crossings. It's designed by US artist Leo Villareal with London architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands and you can see the first phase in place on London Bridge, Canon Street Railway Bridge, Southwark Bridge and Millenium Bridge any evening. With the second phase stretching up to Lambeth Bridge now under way for a spring 2021 completion, it's an ideal moment to reflect on the bridges themselves and the role light can play in enhancing our experience of their extraordinary architecture.We are joined by Sarah Gaventa, director of Illuminated River Foundation and Benedict O'Looney, director, Benedict O'Looney architects. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Illuminated River is a major new art project on the River Thames claiming to be the world’s longest artwork. 15 bridges across the river will be lit up by a series of LED displays for the next 10 years. Kirsty talks to director Sarah Gaventa and light artist Leo Villareal. Twenty-five years since Disney’s animated film The Lion King broke records and won Oscars, a new live action version is roaring onto the big screen. Director Jon Favreau talks about what he learned from rebooting The Jungle Book and how he used virtual reality headsets to shoot the film. The shortlist for the 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK's best new building has been announced today. It includes a whisky distillery, a railway station, an opera house, a social housing terrace, a new gallery and an experimental house made of cork. Architectural critic Oliver Wainwright reports. Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Timothy Prosser

This episode is near and dear to our hearts at State of the Art as we speak with Dorka Keehn, San Francisco Arts Commissioner who chairs the city's Visual Arts Committee in charge of the city's public art scene. An artist in her own right, and a serious mover and shaker in the community, Dorka explains how the arts is an economic driver in SF, what the city is doing to help artists stay in the city, and how the committee makes decisions about the projects they commission to elevate San Francisco's streets and neighborhoods. -About Dorka Keehn-Dorka Keehn is a major force for art in the public realm in the Bay Area. She is the Principal of Keehn On Art, an art consulting firm that specializes in working with city planners, developers and architects on their public art requirements. Projects include Salesforce Tower and the Golden State Warriors Arena. As a San Francisco Arts Commissioner, Dorka chairs the Visual Arts Committee that commission’s all of the city’s public artwork. Additionally, she is the co-founder of Sites Unseen, a project that is bringing arts programming to neglected alleys in San Francisco’s Yerba Buena neighborhood. Dorka also led the fundraising effort for The Bay Lights, the $12M 25,000 LED light installation by artist Leo Villareal for the Bay Bridge.

The Future of Light Art | Symposium 08.02.2018 – 09.02.2018 Medientheater Light is a messenger from the universe. The arts are the messengers of light. From February 8–9, 2018, a symposium on the future of light art will take place at the ZKM. The symposium can also be followed via livestream! Everything we know, we know from light – that is the claim by astrophysics at least. One thing is clear: From quantum optics (»The Angular Momentum of Light«) to chronobiology, from nano-optics to photonics, a new frontier of scientific research on the nature of light is emerging. These options, which offer us new theories and practices of light, from biophysical chemistry to the lithosphere, also have an impact on artistic possibilities. For this reason, renowned experts and institutions from the sciences and arts of light are invited to open up the new horizon of the light spectrum in an exchange of experiences. /// Das Licht ist eine Botschaft des Universums. Die Künste sind die Botschaften des Lichts. Vom 8.–9. Februar 2018 findet am ZKM ein Symposium zur Zukunft der Lichtkunst statt, das auch via Livestream verfolgt werden kann! Alles was wir wissen, wissen wir durch Licht – behauptet zumindest die Astrophysik. Eines ist klar: Von der Quantenoptik (»The Angular Momentum of Light«) bis zur Chronobiologie, von der Nanooptik bis zur Photonik entsteht eine neue Front der wissenschaftlichen Forschung über die Natur des Lichts. Diese Optionen, die uns neue Theorien und Praktiken des Lichts, von der biophysikalischen Chemie bis zur Lithosphäre anbieten, haben auch Auswirkungen auf die künstlerischen Möglichkeiten. Deswegen werden renommierte ExpertInnen und Institutionen aus den Wissenschaften und Künsten des Lichts eingeladen, in einem Erfahrungsaustausch den neuen Horizont des Lichtspektrums zu öffnen.

Amon welcomes Jimmy Barbetti to the show. They talk about what happens when life hands you synchronicity, life as a street artist, how Jimmy got into graffiti, what does life’s a trip mean to him, the Broadway Bomb, being an aspiring graphics designer, the difference between street art and graffiti, skating and his rock band. Locations Mentioned Broadway and Lafayette This station makes it easy to arrive in NoHo/ Soho you can connect to the B, D, F or M trains to the 6 train. Take a look above at the ceiling to be immersed with "Hive" by Leo Villareal, a colorful light installation and LED sculpture of neon lights that changes colors.  190 Bowery In 1966, famed photographer Jay Maisel spent $102,000 on the run down190 Bowery, a former NYC bank that dates back to New York's Gilded Age. This iconic landmark of the New York street art and graffiti scene is undergoing another transformation.  Jamaica Queens NY Music Mentioned Badfish New Found Glory Scooped Up - Jimmy Barbetti’s band Events Mentioned Broadway Bomb Movies/Documentaries Mentioned Bomb the System Style Wars Connect with Jimmy Barbetti @jimmybarbetti  This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee. 

Meet artist Leo Villareal, whose lighted sculpture Buckyball is installed on the Crystal Bridges grounds. Villareal speaks informally about his site-specific work in light art and experiments in light technology.

Leo Villareal is a sculptor who uses light as his medium. Through the technology of LED (light emitting diode) bulbs and computer software that Villareal designed, the artist creates ever-changing displays of moving light and color. Named in honor of theorist and engineer Buckminster Fuller, Buckyball features two nested geometric spheres that take the shape of a Carbon 60 molecule. The structure is covered in LED tubes capable of producing 16 million distinct colors.

Bay Lights visionary creator Leo Villareal, crowdsourcing composer Tod Machover of the MIT Media Lab, and NYC’s entrepreneurial Cultural Commissioner Kate Levin discuss the growing influence of public art and technology on our cities with the Knight Foundation's Dennis Scholl. Kate D. Levin Tod Machover Leo Villareal Dennis Scholl

Known internationally for his light sculptures and site-specific architectural works –which galvanize attention and bring us into closer connection with our cities and communities – Leo Villareal has lit up San Francisco Bay with 25,000, computer-controlled LEDs, in what Christo calls “a milestone in Public Art”. Underwritten by US Trust Speakers: Leo Villareal

Sound Mix for Leo Villareal at the San Jose Museum of Art Melodic Shapes by James Healy (Escape Art, Air Texture) Repeating sonic structures, creating melodic shapes, may form iconic pathways into abstract thought. Tracklisting: Loscil "Fern and Robin", Antonio Trinchera "Just To See You Tomorrow", bvdub "I Knew Happiness Once", Mike Chillage & Pentatonik "Hypothermia", Antonio Trinchera "The Wind Make Himself", Schwanbeck "Glow", Aquadorsa "Daylight Fading Into Evening Silence", Ulf Lohmann "Kristall", Antonio Trinchera "Voce Falena", Ulf Lohmann "My Pazifik", John Barry "Out of Africa", Klimek "for Michael Gira and Vladmir Ivanovich", Loscil "Hyphae" Escape Art: The Art of Escape