GLOW 2010
While museums and galleries were fast asleep, Santa Monican "Glows" with an entirely new way to experience art LEARN MORE »
GLOW 2008
The inaugural Glow attracted over 200,000 visitors to explore more than 20 commissioned artworks LEARN MORE »

Primal Source by Usman Haque
Sounds from the audience translated into brilliant color forms on a 40 foot high wall of water READ MORE >>
Sandbox by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
The beach becomes the canvas, the players become the played and everyone is mesmerized READ MORE >>
EX-SE-08 by Shih Chien Huang
A 300 foot long underwater/intergalactic immersive and giddy adventure READ MORE >>
Shapednoise by Celeste Boursier-Mougenot
The ebb and flow of tides inspires the dematerilization of a lifeguard tower under a cascade of foam READ MORE >>
Intersection by Freewaves and SuperExpo
Six story high wall becomes hyper-energized projection screen for mutating graphics and slippery irony READ MORE >>
La Bella Luna by Anne Herlihy
Singing Karaoke from the Moon READ MORE >>
The Department of Nocturnal Affairs by Caroline Maxwell and Tal Yizrael
Raccoons, squirrels, spiders, cats and dogs and more all cited and noted READ MORE >>
Mandala Fanfare by Ferris Wheel Orchestra
The orchestra pit redefined forever in a circular symphonic blast of joy READ MORE >>
Camera Projecta by rediscover with Shiva Mandell
The artist is the audience and trash becomes the treasure
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Dunnage Ball by Peter Tolkin Projects
A pulsing giant molecule invites the public to nest within READ MORE >>
Howling at the Sun by LA Commons and 18th Street Art Center
Singers and dancers do epic battle to save the earth and keep it in balance with the sun READ MORE >>
Coastlines by Steve Roden
Roden's journey takes up north to Alaska and south to Tierra del Fuego, all the while we are stationed at the Santa Monica Pier READ MORE >>
Luminous Passage by Predock Frane
A stroll on the beach while being enveloped by a gossamer web of light READ MORE >>Glow Santa Monica 2010 from Glow Santa Monica on Vimeo.
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shapednoise
A lifeguard tower sited north of the pier dissolved into a sea of foam as the evening progressed. Foam fell along the structure from the roof down and collected at the base in a lined basin dug into the sand. The foam was produced according to signals that were picked up by four video [...]



