In Five Take Radius, Tony Oursler returns to his well-known “talking lights” medium. In this work, Oursler has lined the Clocktower Gallery corridor’s ceiling with oversized filament light bulbs that brighten and dim as recordings of the artist’s flawlessly enunciated, discarnate voice emanate from speakers overhead. Oursler’s flickering, talking lights are both confounding and captivating. The natural desire for comprehension lends reason to chance and happenstance: when the voices and the lights seem to interact in a sensible chorus, meaning may be culled from the chaos.

To view Five Take Radius, or any of the Clocktower's exhibitions, visit us! The Clocktower Gallery is located in a City-owned building at 108 Leonard Street between Broadway and Lafayette, so please, remember to bring you ID for security. Enter through the grey door under the scaffolding and take the elevator to the 12th Floor. Take a left, enter through the red staircase B door, and walk up to the 13th Floor. The AIR offices and studios are down the corridor. The Clocktower Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 12pm to 5pm.

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