After Dark: See for Yourself
Upend your perception this Thursday night at After Dark! Shoes become faces, cardboard whispers, and LEGO® pieces are the stuff of legends in our special exhibition ExtraOrdinary!. Bring your friends to decipher the secret behind Building Blocks and contribute to a collective artwork at Bamboo Weaving Star. Plus, hands-on workshops where you can meet your inner artist-scientist.
Tinker with delightful “exhiblets”—mini-Exploratorium exhibits built from low-cost materials by Community Science Workshops. You might get inspired to bring an exhiblet back to your neighborhood!
Visit the pop-up workshop for DIY building and art-making activities. Get your hands and brain busy with the fun possibilities of everyday stuff such as fabric, cardboard, and electronics.
Join us for a dance party hosted by DJ Lazyboy!
DJ Lazyboy has built a worldwide following, culminating in several world championship titles and festival appearances. He is currently the official tour DJ for the Souls of Mischief, sharing and rocking stages with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Mobb Deep, Of Monsters and Men, DJ Quik, Cake, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and Z-Trip.
Presented by Cinema Arts
Light Year by Paul Clipson
In light of summer and the Exploratorium's waterfront location, Clipson's abstract study of the area surrounding the San Francisco Bay showcases the Embarcadero as a complex natural and cultural system, from the ephemeral rhythms of light and water to the rigid order of crosswalks and skyscrapers. The colors of the cityscape are reflected and replicated in each environment over time, from warm sunlight during the day to the cool electric lights of the night.
Commissioned by the Exploratorium, Paul Clipson's Artist-in-Residence project focused on filming the landscape surrounding Pier 15. This film-poem invites visitors to engage in deep observation and to further explore the world that surrounds them at the intersection of the arts, sciences, and culture.
(2013, 10 min., 16mm)
Paul Clipson: Exploratorium Artist-in-Residence
This short portrait of experimental filmmaker Clipson reveals his ways of thinking and mode of working which involved improvised, in-camera-edited films, bringing to light subconscious preoccupations and unexpected visual forms. He muses on the intrinsic nature of cinema, the essence of his residency, and ways to notice transitional landscapes.
(2013, 4.5 min.)
The Cinema Arts film collection is made possible by the Louis Goldblatt Memorial Fund.
