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The Void in art and media

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Representation or portrayals of the notion of The Void can be found in popular culture: including visual art, performance art, music, literature and film and video games.

In 2011, the Tate Museum in London presented an exhibition titled, Nothing Works: The Void, examining works that spanned over a century, including early 20th century works such as an 1918 work by the painter Kasimir Malevich, and a 1919 work by Marcel Duchamp, mid-century works by conceptual artist, Michael Asher, as well as late 20th century and early 21st century contemporary artworks.[1] In 2013, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago hosted the exhibition, Destroy the Picture: Painting The Void, 1949-1962, featuring paintings that represented or referred to "the void." The exhibition included the work of 100 artists; the curatorial premise defined the concept of the void as "one of the most significant developments in contemporary abstract painting." The curators posit that artists were attracted to the subject as a result of an existential crisis after the use of the first atomic weapons in Japan during WWII.[2] In 2020, the Museum of Modern Art, New York further developed the theme in the exhibition, Touching the Void, curated with works from the museum's permanent collection that explored "meditative possibilities of objectivity, challenging viewers to heighten their sensory perception."[3]

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  • The Void, released in 2008
  • The Dishonored franchise.
  • EverQuest contains a zone called "The Void".
  • Hollow Knight by Team Cherry, with Void being one of the main elements.
  • Dark Souls contains an analogous concept known as "the Abyss."
  • Rain World contains an acidic sea called "The Void Sea" which is capable of halting reincarnation
  • Risk of Rain 2 has a realm called The Void and several enemies and locations therein.

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References

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  1. ^ Dezeuze, Anna. "Nothing Works: The Void". Tate Museum. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void, 1949–1962". Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Touching the Void". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Marina Abramović". jmcohen.com. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Into the Void: The Prints of Lee Bontecou". Art Institute of Chicago. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  6. ^ "The Collection | Alberto Giacometti. Hands Holding the Void (Invisible Object). 1934 (cast c. 1954-55)". MoMA. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  7. ^ Woolfe, Shira (8 July 2020). "Anish Kapoor – Ritual and The Void". Artland Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Yves Klein, Harry Shunk, Janos Kender: Leap into the Void (1992.5112) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art". Metmuseum.org. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  9. ^ "Lee Ufan". Artnews.org. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Steve Roach: The Sound Man Who Gets Around". CMJ New Music Monthly: 9. June 1996. Retrieved 4 September 2024.