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(Relaxnews) - Chinese multimedia artist Cao Fei has set her sights on Hong Kong's International Commerce Centre building in Kowloon, where a large-scale LED installation will display images from 1980s video games every night as part of next week's Art Basel.
For Cao Fei's installation, "Same Old, Brand New," symbols, logos and moving images from video games such as Pac-Man and Tetris will play out on the facade of the 490-meter-high ICC in five 10-minute sessions every night from March 13-17.
For those in Hong Kong, recommended viewing spots include the terrace on Podium 3 and 4 of the IFC Mall, where an accompanying audio piece by Hong Kong sound artist Dickson Dee will evoke music from 1980s computer games, as well as Tamar Park and Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park.
Commissioned by Art Basel and ICC, the installation is part of a larger program called the ICC Light and Music Show, which consists of a series of spectacles that are said to be the largest light and sound shows on a single building.
For more information on the project, visit icclightshow.com.hk. Art Basel Hong Kong runs March 15-17.
Last year, a Tetris installation was displayed on Philadelphia's Cira Centre tower, where players based at twin locations on the north and south sides were able to play the game both competitively and cooperatively.
The previous year, the same Philly building hosted a Pong display created by reprogramming the building's LED lighting array.
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