Jim Campbell (artist)

Jim Campbell (b. 1956, Chicago, IL) is a contemporary San Francisco based artist who primarily works with LED light installations. Cambpell began his artistic career in film making but soon switched to the LED pieces he is known for in the 1980s.[1] His current work combines film, sound, and LED light installations.[2] He has emerged as a leading figure in new media arts.

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Education

Campbell received a BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in electrical engineering and mathematics in 1978.[1]

Public Collections

Campbell's work is part of numerous public collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

In the fall of 2010, Campbell's work, "Scattered Light" was installed in the Madison Square Park Conservancy in Manhattan making it the largest and most extensive public art piece of his to date. Hundreds of hovering tiny lights made up a large-scale, three-dimensional public installation.[1][3]

Awards and Commissions

Publications

  1. Baker, Kenneth. “Electronics Artist Campbell Turns His Eye Toward Mass Protests, Echoing Futurists.” San Francisco Chronicle. February 26, 2005, pp. E1, 10.
  2. Baker, Kenneth. “‘Home Movies’ Not Like the Ones Your Dad Made.” San Francisco Chronicle. April 14, 2007, sec. E, p. 1.
  3. Vogel, Carol. "Inside Art: Madison Park, All Aglow", The New York Times. July 29, 2010.
  4. Zuckerman-Jacobsen, Heidi. "Jim Campbell / MATRIX 208 Memory Array." Berkeley Art Museum, 2003. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "JIM CAMPBELL: SCATTERED LIGHT". Madison Square Park Conservancy. https://www.madisonsquarepark.org/Programs/MadSqArt.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
  2. ^ Baker, Kenneth (2010-05-29). "'Home Movies' not like the ones your dad made". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-05-29/entertainment/21649725_1_leds-grid-works. 
  3. ^ The Making of Jim Campbell’s 'Scattered Light' at Madison Square Park - New York Magazine
  4. ^ Vogel, Carol (2010-07-29). "‘New Photography 2010’ Coming to MoMA : MADISON PARK, ALL AGLOW". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/arts/design/30vogel.html?scp=3&sq=jim%20campbell&st=cse. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 

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