NEW PLYMOUTH, New Zealand — “Tangible motion sculptures.” That’s how Len Lye, the innovative New Zealand artist, described his motorized kinetic works, which he deftly shaped from stainless steel.

We often forget that many cutting-edge modern artists found funding and support by making ads. The work of New Zealand avant-garde filmmaker Len Lye is a case in point. His films, like “Rainbow Dance” ...

What better way to greet the new year, than to watch a mind-blowing set of incredible abstract works by pioneering animator Len Lye. This Thursday’s Len Lye program at LACMA features rare film prints ...

February 1970: The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery opens. March 1977: The Govett-Brewster holds the exhibition Len Lye: Kinetic Works – the first time Lye’s work is exhibited in New Zealand. 1980: Just ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The papers of New York painter, kinetic artist, and filmmaker Len Lye measure 0.01 linear feet and date from 1966. The papers comprise of a ...

“These [Lye’s] sculptures are more relevant today than ever” – Robert Nelson, The Age “Undoubtedly the greatest 20th century artist from the Australia-New Zealand axis ever to storm the art capitals ...

Emerson Martin ,9years and Zavier Rangiwananga,6 years and Minister Steven Joyce tear open the Len Lye centre. Photo / Glenn Jeffrey The dates weren't exactly right, but being born on nearly the same ...

Only two more weeks to catch the Len Lye exhibition at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, England. The exhibit, “Len Lye: The Body Electric,” is the first retrospective exhibition in the UK of work by ...

TOO FAST: Len Lye curator Tyler Cann is moonstruck by the artist's kinetic sculpture Moon Bead currently at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. Photo: ROBERT CHARLES / Taranaki Daily News Prefer us on ...

A new exhibition at New Plymouth’s Govett-Brewster Art Gallery|Len Lye Centre explores Len Lye’s connection to the natural world through the artist’s use of aquatic landscapes and imagery. Exhibition ...

Recently, the country lost one of its leading arts patrons, Sir John Todd, whose generosity and guidance benefited many organisations throughout New Zealand. These ranged from grass roots initiatives ...