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From 23rd March 2012 visitors to the Ironbridge Gorge Museums will be able to visit a free entry digital art exhibition created by renowned international artist Kurt Hentschläger. Visitors to CORE will experience a whole new digital world.

This world-class piece of art forms the next generation of the Chicago-based artist’s generative 3D and audio work. Located within the historic surroundings of a blacked-out Victorian Engine Shop this audiovisual artwork has been created using a number of inter-linked projections. The result is a series of virtual aquariums containing dynamic bodies in extreme motion whose movements are neither predictable nor repeated. These identical humanoid figures interact both instinctually like schools of fish or flocks of birds and at other times they appear choreographed like ballet dancers or synchronised swimmers.

Kurt Hentschläger’s work has been shown in a number of major international exhibitions including:

• The Venice Biennale;

• The National Art Museum of China in Beijing;

• Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam

• PS1-clocktower, New York.

In 2010 he received the prestigious QWARTZ Electronic Music Award in Paris.

CORE forms part of the London 2012 Festival where leading artists from all over the world will come together in the UK’s biggest ever nationwide festival. Over 1000 events will take place across the country with more than 10 million free opportunities for people to get involved through dance, music, theatre, the visual arts, film and digital innovation.

Follow our blog to get behind the scenes information as we work on promoting and preparing for the opening of this fantastic exhibition which will be opening for the first time anywhere in the world!

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