Baltimore Museum of Art illuminates lobby of historic building with `Moon Dust (Apollo 17)` by Spencer Finch
(Artdaily.org)

The Baltimore Museum of Art is transforming Fox Court, the stately columned lobby in the 1929 building designed by John Russell Pope, for the next seven years with an extraordinary light work by acclaimed artist Spencer Finch. On view February 21, 2018 through October 14, 2024, Spencer Finch: Moon Dust presents an abstract sculpture comprised of 417 LED light bulbs that together represent the molecular structure of the moon dust gathered from NASA’s 1972 Apollo space mission. Finch’s installation conveys scientific information and offers a poetic experience as its glowing composition evokes the sensation of being immersed in a star-filled sky. “This magical work of art will provide visitors with a dazzling,