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Liliane Lijn

LILIANE LIJN

Arise Alive Tate St Ives 24 May–5 October 2025 St Ives
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In the early 1960s, Liliane Lijn’s kinetic sculptures placed her at the forefront of artists exploring new ways of using technology to “see the world in terms of light and energy.” Over a six-decade career, her work has continued to blaze a trail while defying categorisation.

Fascinated by the idea of visualising the invisible, Lijn draws from Surrealist ideas, ancient mythologies, and feminist, scientific and linguistic thought. Equally important to her experimentation are the materials she uses – such as plastics, prisms, feather dusters and copper wire.

Arise Alive surveys Lijn’s career from the late 1950s to today, spanning installation, sculpture, painting and moving image, and including her ongoing exploration and creation of new feminine forms.

This exhibition is organised by Haus der Kunst Munchen and mumok – Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, in collaboration with Tate St Ives.

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About the Artist

Liliane Lijn is an American-born, London-based artist celebrated as a pioneer of kinetic art, whose innovative practice merges science, poetry, mythology, and explorations of the feminine, with significant institutional retrospectives, including Arise Alive at Mumok, Vienna, and Tate St Ives.

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Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Tate St Ives showcases work by artists including Barbara Hepworth, Marlow Moss, Naum Gabo and Patrick Heron, whose captivating works have brought international attention to St Ives and West Cornwall. Alongside displays from the Tate collection, the gallery presents modern and contemporary art from around the world through a dynamic exhibitions programme.

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Porthmeor Beach
St Ives
St Ives
United Kingdom
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Tuesday –Sunday
10am –4:20pm
Closed 24, 25 and 26 December
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St Ives Porthmeor Beach, St Ives
Tate St Ives contemporary art institution in St Ives United Kingdom
Tate St Ives
Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, St Ives, United Kingdom
https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-st-ives

Opening hours
Tuesday –Sunday
10am –4:20pm
Closed 24, 25 and 26 December
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