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MCA lights the way from London to Sydney

What sets Light Show apart from the barrage of exhibitions flooding our galleries, seemingly a savvy idea for the year of the light? Will the UK blockbuster sustain Sydney audiences?

14 Apr 2015

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Having fun in Carlos Cruz-Diez’s iconic light environment Chromosaturation 1965/2013 at MCA; photo ArtsHub.

It sold out when it opened at London’s Hayward Gallery last year, bolstered by outstanding reviews; and it drew record attendances at the Auckland Art Gallery before arriving in Sydney. Expectations are understandably high then for this big budget, technically demanding exhibition, Light Show, which opens this weekend at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA).

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina