The Museum of the Moon, a 7 metre diameter artwork by Luke Jerram, featuring detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface, in the Cosmos Zone, New Scientist Live 2019
Museum of the Moon is a new touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram. Measuring 7 metres in diameter, the moon features detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5 kilometres of the moon’s surface. Luke Jerram (born 1974)[1] is a British installation artist.[2] He creates sculptures, large installations,[3] and live arts projects. With many of his artworks in permanent collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Wellcome Collection in London, he also tours his art installations to art festivals and museums worldwide. In 2018 alone he had 73 exhibitions in 21 different countries. His artwork Museum of the Moon is one of the newest arts projects that has caught the public's imagination which is currently touring. The artwork has recently toured India with the British Council and has also been presented at both the Commonwealth Games in Australia and in Aarhus, Denmark for the European Capital of Culture.
Size: 3571px × 5356px
Location: ExCel London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock,
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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