Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons REVIEW
6 March 2023 • daniel barnes
Taking cues from science fiction, esoteric clubs, film, literature and the deepest recesses of human invention, Nelson chips away at our sense of what it is to inhabit space.
Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons, how to explain? You gotta go and see, – it’s your chance to star in a film, an old-school computer adventure game.
This is interactive art but not with your hands in your head.
Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons – ‘A Workout For Your Imagination’
Showing until 7th May 2023 it’s the first major survey exhibition of large-scale immersive installations and sculptural works by the internationally acclaimed British artist.
Nelson’s psychologically charged and atmospheric installations take viewers on enthralling journeys into fictional worlds that eerily echo our own. Designed to dramatically transform the spaces of the Hayward Gallery, the artist’s exhibition includes towering sculptural works and new versions of his key epic installations, many of which are being shown at the Hayward Gallery for the first time since their original presentations.
6 March 2023 • daniel barnes
Taking cues from science fiction, esoteric clubs, film, literature and the deepest recesses of human invention, Nelson chips away at our sense of what it is to inhabit space.
26 February 2023 • Mark Westall
Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons, how to explain? You gotta go and see, have a look, make it up stories – it’s your chance to star in a film, an old school commodore 64 computer adventure game (kids look it up).
This is interactive art but not with your hands in your head.