BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo AKG Museum has a new exhibit on display.
Tina Ryan, exhibition curator, said, "The project emerged from a dialogue we had with a We wanted to revisit this Op Art Movement from the 1960s and 1970s, which is very important to both of our collections and a tell a new story about it."
It's called Electric Op.
Ryan said, "The central point of this exhibition is that op art really paved the way for what we see now in contemporary art."
Cathleen Chaffee is the AKG's Chief Curator. She said, "We continue to inaugurate this museum and explore the ways that these remarkable spaces can be turned over to some of the most exciting art."
The exhibit showcases the optical art genre that adds life into art. It's known for its lively patterns, color, and sometimes movement.
Ryan added, "This extraordinary interactive dynamic exhibition leverages the Buffalo AKG's renowned holdings of OP art and early computer art from the 1960s and 1970s, to tell radical and innovative story about the intersection of art and technology from the 20th and 21st centuries."
The exhibit gives people the chance to interact with more than 90 pieces that span decades.
"It's really an exciting development in art in the 1960s that art could actually be something you didn't look at, but that actually you interacted with, and in some sense you helped create. Even if it's just through your eyes as you look at it."
The exhibit will be on display for the public to see January 27,2025. Then it will go to France.
"Then it will close and go to France, so you have a limited opportunity to see these incredible works before they leave and go abroad."
The museum on Elmwood Avenue does note "Electric Op contains many artworks with intense optical effects and illusions that may cause vertigo, migraine, or nausea. The show is not recommended for anyone with photosensitive epilepsy (PSE) or severe vertigo."
You can learn more about the exhibit here.