Gallery: Ghosts in the Machine Unearths Retro Tech Art
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*An inside view of the re-creation of Stan Vanderbeek's Movie-Drome, on view at the* Ghosts in the Machine *exhibit in New York.*
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*Another view of the re-creation of Stan Vanderbeek's Movie-Drome, on view at the New Museum.*
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*The entrance to the Movie-Drome.*
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*The glowing, gridlike environment of artist Gianni Colombo's piece from the late 1960s,* Spazio Elastico.
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*A re-creation of the late artist Richard Hamilton's 1955 exhibition* Man, Machine, and Motion, *on view as part of the* Ghosts in the Machine *exhibit at the New Museum.*
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*Another view of the re-creation of Richard Hamilton's* Man, Machine, and Motion.
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*Two vacuum cleaners, including one that looks like R2-D2, feature in 1980s piece* New Shelton Wet/Dry 5-Gallon, New Hoover Convertible Doubledecker, *by Jeff Koons.*
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Ondho *(1956-60), a piece by Op art pioneer Victor Vasarely.*
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Sphère-trames *(1962), a steel sculpture by François Morellet.*
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Hangende Lichtkugel *(1972) by pioneering artist Otto Piene.*
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