Robert Irwin on Apr 27, 2025 | UCSB Arts & Lectures

The life and career of Robert Irwin, the legendary California “light and space” artist whose installations have radically expanded the possibilities of what art can be and profoundly influenced generations of artists. Irwin began as a painter in Los Angeles' Cool School scene, before developing a new way of working that made perception itself the subject. From his early experiments with biofeedback to his dazzling experiential installation in Marfa, Texas, Irwin's career has been defined by radical gestures that investigate the value of human sensory experience in a world that is becoming increasingly mechanized. (Jennifer Lane, 2023, 93 min.)