Tokyo Node to Present Tony Oursler Survey Exploring Technology and Spirituality
The Facts
Tokyo Node will present 'Tony Oursler: Between Technology and Spiritual Knowledge - Magic, Media, and Art' from July 3 to September 27, 2026. The exhibition surveys works by Tony Oursler, a pioneer of video installations and outdoor projection, whose practice combines video, sculpture, sound, light, and text to examine relationships between image and narrative, technology and psychology, belief systems, and society. Major works on view include early pieces such as 'Private' (1994-1997) and 'Specular' (2021), which features participation by contemporary artist Jim Shaw, alongside previously unrealized works from over 25 years ago and new site-specific installations. A special selection of archival material from Oursler's personal collection of approximately 3,000 items, encompassing science, magic, and unidentified phenomena, will also be featured.
The Signal
The exhibition underscores Oursler's enduring relevance as an artist who probes the invisible forces shaping modern life—data flows, surveillance, spirits, and signals—through a poetic and humorous lens. By juxtaposing early and new works with archival ephemera, Tokyo Node offers a comprehensive view of Oursler's career-long engagement with the intersection of technology and spiritual knowledge. For collectors and curators, this survey highlights the artist's continued evolution and the growing institutional interest in media art that addresses contemporary anxieties about the unseen.
- Artists: Tony Oursler, Jim Shaw
- People: Tony Oursler, Jim Shaw
- Galleries: Tokyo Node
- Locations: Tokyo
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