ALPHA 60

An Augmented Reality exhibition curated by Michael Lewy, in memory of George Fifield

Boston Cyberarts is excited to present our summer exhibition "Alpha 60", an outdoor augmented reality (AR) exhibition including 21 artists set in Jamaica Plain, curated by Michael Lewy.

The central theme of the show is science fiction. The show's name is taken from the movie Alphaville, a French new wave science fiction film ahead of its time in how it used existing technology to tell its futuristic story. The 21 pieces of art by 19 artists can be seen on one's personal android or iPhone via the Hoverlay app.

Curator Michael Lewy says "We AR in MoMA was also an inspiration for this exhibition. In 2010, artists took over the Museum of Modern Art to hold one of the first Augmented Reality shows without the knowledge of the Museum. I found the guerilla nature of this show inspiring as an artist and curator.

FEATURED ARTISTS

Lani Asuncion, Mathew Battles, Heather Beardsley, Tom Buckland, Chris Faust, Judy Haberl, Carol Hayes, Heather Kapplow, Alessandro Keegan, Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick, Michael Lewy (with music by Nsputnik ), Jennifer and Kevin McCoy, Lauren Moffatt, Liz Nofziger, Tony Oursler, Will Pappenheimer, Eric Sutton, Richard Saja (with Sound Design by Nsputnik), Tamiko Thiel, Chris Rackley, Lina Ramona Vitkauskas, Ashley Eliza Williams

You can find individual project descriptions of each work on view here.

View a Google Map of the artworks here.

about the curator

Michael Lewy is an artist based in Boston. He works in a variety of media, including augmented reality, virtual reality, photography, and video. He is the author of Chart Sensation, a book of powerpoint charts, and has shown at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the Pacific Film Archives and Carroll and Sons Gallery in Boston.

You can download the Hoverlay app for Iphone, Android. You can also follow Alpha 60 on Instagram.

Pudding Stone, Tail by Tony Oursler