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Black Box

The Black Box, an 800-square-foot media space located within the West Gallery, provides a dedicated space for a rotating program of immersive installations focusing on human behavior and social interaction. The environment provides guest artists with a controlled light and sound environment for the presentation of work in a range of formats, including film, video, photography, sculpture, and interactive media.

Cognitive Technologies

2015

This collaboration between the Cognitive Technology Group, an incubator for brain technology and research, and m0xy, an East Oakland–based industrial arts incubator, Cognitive Technologies combines neuroscience, art, and design so visitors can interact with various tools used by neuroscientists to see and understand how the brain works.

In the Black Box from 01/30/2015 to 02/28/2015

Strata #4

Quayola, 2014

Documenting the improbable collisions 
between classical figuration and contemporary abstraction, Strata #4 aims to create a harmonious dialogue between worlds that
 may appear very distant from one another, but in fact have much in common.

In the Black Box from 11/13/2014 to 01/04/2015

Comfort Zone

Ben Levy

Benjamin Levy began working on Comfort Zone as an Exploratorium artist-in-residence in 2011. An immersive, participatory installation exploring choreography, group dynamics, collaboration, and social boundaries, this project presents compelling conceptual and practical challenges.

In the Black Box from 10/21/2013 to 01/30/2014

Invisible by Night

Lynette Wallworth

Lynette Wallworth’s Invisible by Night will inaugurate the West Gallery’s Black Box media space at the museum's new home at Pier 15. This quietly interactive video installation responds to the visitor's touch and projects a life-sized woman whose eternal pacing can be interrupted by the viewer.

In the Black Box from 04/15/2013 to 09/28/2013