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Architects Gather to Discuss ‘Building Now’ at RECORD’s 2024 Innovation Conference, Architectural Record, October 2024
The Figge Art Museum will be hosting the Interstellar Exhibition, Quad Cities NPR, October 2024
Figge is shining with Villareal’s Interstellar Exhibit, talk, Quad Cities Business Journal, September 2024
Knight, Heather, After a Long Stretch of Darkness, the Bay Bridge Lights Are Returning, New York Times, May 2024
Vaziri, Aidin, SF's Bay Bridge 'Bay Lights' installation set to return in 2025, San Francisco Chronicle, May 2024
Goffard, Christopher, Bay Bridge to be relighted, with twice the lights, Los Angeles Times, May 2024
Minutillo, Josephine, Leo Villareal Punctuates Tokyo's Toranomon Hills Station Tower with Dynamic Illumination, Architectural Record, March 2024
Fuentes, Jessica, El Paso Museum of Art Breaks Ground on Major Project by Artist Leo Villareal, Glasstire, January 2024
Sanchez, Sara, Artist Leo Villareal breaks ground on Star Ceiling, his large-scale art installation coming to Downtown El Paso, El Paso Inc., January 2024
Kolenc, Vic, Work begins on border-raised artist Leo Villareal's $5M 'Star Ceiling' in Downtown El Paso, El Paso Times, January 2024
Esquivel, Erika, Foundations break ground on Star Ceiling Project that will be displayed outside art museum, CBS4, January 2024
Imber, David, A City’s Life Through A Gate Of Life: Leo Villareal Interview, Hills Life Magazine, January 2024
Suresh Hollannavar, Pooja, The Lindemann Performing Arts Center nurtures pedagogy and edification, Stir World, January 2024
Noor Riyadh allures global travellers, Travel and Tour World, November 2023
Villar, Franchesca, This Newly Released Poem For London Is A Heartfelt Love Letter To London And Celebrates The River Thames, Secret London, November 2023
Hiratsuka, Mari, 8 things you can only do at Toranomon Hills Station Tower, TimeOut Japan, October 2023
Rinaldi, Ray Mark, In Santa Fe, a New Museum Brings the Local Art Scene Up to Date, The New York Times, October 2023
Gonchar, Joann, A Performance Venue at Brown University Gives the Arts Top Billing, Architectural Record, October 2023
Davis, Audrey Claire, New art museum in Santa Fe: Vladem Contemporary, New Mexico Living, September 2023
Bradley, Annina, Cornell Dairy to Celebrate Johnson Museum with “Cosmos Swirl” Flavor, The Cornell Daily Sun, September 2023
New Mexico Museum of Art to Inaugurate Contemporary Art Space, ArtForum, August 2023
New Mexico Museum Of Art Adds $20.2M Contemporary Art Outpost, MENAFN, August 2023
Laster, Paul, Guild Hall Gets a Makeover, Reopening with Renée Cox and Leo Villareal Solo Exhibitions, Whitehot Magazine, August 2023
Siegel, Shay, Leo Villareal’s Celestial Garden Opens at Guild Hall, Hamptons.com, August 2023
Segal, Mark, Down the Rabbit Hole With Leo Villareal, The East Hampton Star, August 2023
Galerie Editors, The Artful Life: 5 Things Galerie Editors Love This Week: Striking Celestial Display by Leo Villareal Opens at Guild Hall in East Hampton, Galerie, August 2023
Lane, James, Guild Hall Presents Artist Leo Villareal’s ‘Celestial Garden’, James Lane Post, August 2023
Kimball, Jill, Brown to mark Lindemann Performing Arts Center opening with public celebration in October, Brown.edu, August 2023
Gebbia, Charles, Brown University commissions a light installation by Leo Villareal for its new REX-designed Lindemann Performing Arts Center, The Architect’s Newspaper, July 2023
Kimball, Jill, Dynamic light installation by Leo Villareal activates lobby in Brown’s Lindemann Performing Arts Center, Brown.edu, July 2023
‘Celestial Garden’ by Leo Villareal Opens at Guild Hall, 27East, July 2023
Natlee, Art Blocks Marfa Weekend: Uniting Art Enthusiasts for a Celebration of NFT Generative Art, NFT Culture, May 2023
Sanchez, Sara, Q&A: Leo Villareal, American contemporary artist, El Paso Inc., April 2023
Donoghue, Katy, With Interstellar, Leo Villareal Recreates the Cosmos with Code, April 2023
Wiener, Max, Exhibition Review: Leo Villareal | Interstellar, Musée April 2023
Pau, Kelly, Leo Villareal’s “Interstellar” Generates the Visual and Sensorial Beauty of Code, Cool Hunting, March 2023
Kelly, John, A very light touch: The National Gallery’s subterranean bright spot, The Washington Post, February 2023
Keating, Fiona, NFT and digital artist Leo Villareal lights up the art world with new technologies, Creative Boom, February 2023
Knupp, Kristen, Leo Villareal: Nebulae, Art Vista Magazine, January 2023
Scott, Monica Ray, Interview with Leo Villareal: The ‘modern sculptor of light’ on what goes on behind the Screens, Medium, January 2023
Cassady, Daniel, Leo Villareal Launches His New NFT Project ‘Cosmic Bloom’, ARTNews, December 2022
Rambla, Nicole, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands and Leo Villareal "enliven the atmosphere of Thames" with Illuminated River installation, Dezeen, November 2022
Leo Villareal reveals new Cosmos-inspired generative artwork, ArtPlugged, November 2022
Villareal, Leo, Creating A Curated Generative NFT Collection, Medium, November 2022
Fuentes, Jessica, New Commission by Leo Villareal Opens at University of Houston’s College of Medicine, Glasstire, October 2022
Lawrence, India, 150 boats with sparkling lights will sail down the Thames tomorrow for the Queen, Time Out, September 2022
Public Art of the University of Houston System Announces Two Major Commissions and a Series of New Acquisitions, University of Houston, July 2022
Rubin, Josh, Cosmic Reef, a New Collection of Digitally Native Work by Leo Villareal, Cool Hunting, January 2022
Illuminated River: Final bridges light up for Thames artwork, BBC, April 2021
Durrant, Nancy, Illuminated River: artist Leo Villareal on lighting up the Thames, Evening Standard, April 2021
Moore, Rowan, Illuminated River: lighting up London’s bridges with skill and charm, The Guardian, April 2021
Buck, Louisa, Basking in the reflected glory of the River Thames, The Art Newspaper, March 2021
Irwin, Michael, Leo Villareal’s 'Illuminated River' Adds Westminster and Lambeth Bridges, Ocula, March 2021
Heathcote, Edwin, The Illuminated River shines a light on London’s shifting currents, Financial Times, February 2021
Nonnenberg, Sheryl, Palo Alto welcomes renowned Bay Bridge light artist for exclusive new gallery show, TheSixFifty.com, September 2020
Paton, Nic, From the Cosmic to the Atomic, Lighting Journal, February 2020
McGrath, Katherine, The Miami Beach Edition Celebrates Art Basel with Leo Villareal Installation, Architectural Digest, December 2019
Brara, Noor, ‘It Was Very Much That Kind of Art-World Romance’: Yvonne Force and Leo Villareal on How They Met, and the Joys of a Creative Marriage, artnet news, December 2019
Jönes, Emily, Leo Villareal’s Exhibition at Pace Gallery, London, Purple Diary, November 2019
Ng, Brian, Leo Villareal at Pace Gallery, London UK, WhiteHot Magazine, November 2019
Williams, Megan, Leo Villareal brings light to life in new show, Creative Review, November 2019
Chaundy, Bob, Leo Villareal - Pace Gallery, Considering Art, November 2019
Westall, Mark, The first solo-exhibition of works by American artist Leo Villareal to open in London, FAD magazine, November 2019
George, Jack Apollo, LEO VILLAREAL, deploying technology to engender entrancing light experiences, CLOT, September 2019
Sashin, Daphne, Buckyball sculpture installed at new Stanford Hospital, SCOPE, July 2019
Pes, Javier, Artist Leo Villareal on His Epic Journey to Illuminate 15 London Bridges - and Why it Never Would Have Happened Without Burning Man, artnet news, July 2019
Manning, James, Four major London bridges just got a stunning makeover, TimeOut, July 2019
Kabir Jhala, It’s lit: Leo Villareal illuminated four London bridges for world’s longest work of art, The Art Newspaper, July 2019
First phase of Illuminated River launched, arc, July 2019
First part of ‘the world’s longest artwork’ goes live in London, ITV News, July 2019
Light artist Leo Villareal on making London’s bridges sparkle during Illuminated River, ICON, July 2019
Mark Brown, London bridges go LED as part of 45m longest artwork project, The Guardian, July 2019
River Thames bridges lit up in new artwork, DailyMail.com, July, 2019
Illuminated River: First London bridges lit up, BBC News, July 2019
Johnston, Robert, Why 15 of London’s bridges are going to become a leading light in the art world, The Telegraph, July 2019
Keh, Pei-ru, River of Light, Wallpaper Magazine, June 2019
Zeiba, Drew, Leo Villareal and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands architects to illuminate the Thames, May 2019
Kinsella, Eileen, Artist Leo Villareal’s Massive Cosmic Installation Will Light Up the Armory Show, artnet, February 2019
Curry, Colleen, Leo Villareal Brings the Cosmos to the Armory Show, Galerie Magazine, March 2019
Whiting, Sam, New $1.5 million LED light show at Moscone Center flashes to life, San Francisco Chronicle, February 2019
Duddy, Lindsay, The Illuminated River will Transform London’s Thames with Light, ArchDaily, December 2018
Roninger, Taney, Leo Villareal, The Brooklyn Rail, July 2017
Weisenstein, Kara, Leo Villareal’s Light Sculptures Have a Mind of Their Own, Vice, May 2017
Granberry, Michael, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, architect Frank Welch and light sculptor Leo Villareal win top state arts award, Dallas Morning News, February 2017
Acosta, Dave, El Paso visual artist awarded Texas Medal of Arts, El Paso Times, March 2017
Springer, Kate, Painting with light on London’s River Thames, CNN, December 2016
Beckenstein, Joyce, When Artists Choose Artists, The Brooklyn Rail, December 2016
Shea, Christopher, British-American Team Is Chosen to Light Up London’s Bridges, New York Times, December 2016
Sherwin, Adam, River of light to span London’s bridges after US artist wins Sadiq Khan design competition, iNews, Wednesday December 2016
Winner chosen of competition to light up River Thames bridges, BBC London, December 2016
Harris, Gareth, Team led by US artist Leo Villareal wins design competition to light up London’s Thames, The Art Newspaper, December 2016
ArtForum, Leo Villareal-Led Design Team Wins Competition to Light Up London’s Bridges, December 2016
Brown, Mark, New York artist gets green light to illuminate London's bridges, The Guardian, December 2016
Menking, William, Team led by New York-based artist Leo Villareal wins competition to illuminate London’s bridges, The Architects Newspaper, December 2016
Edwin Heathcote, US artist Leo Villareal wins contest to illuminate London’s bridges, Financial Times, December 2016
Sulcas, Roslyn, London Bridges Are Lighting Up, New York Times, November 2016
Granburry, Michael, See the massive LED sculpture that will light up the Dallas Cowboys' new headquarters, Dallas Morning News, August 2016
Kaufman, Jason Edward, Guiding Light, Luxury Magazine, Summer 2016 Issue
Kushins, Jordan, 15 minutes with... Leo Villareal, California Home Design, Summer 2016 Issue
Rubin, Josh, Artist Leo Villareal Lights Up San Francisco's Bay Bridge Permanently: A long-term return of the beloved outdoor installation, Cool Hunting, January 2016
Dowd, Katie, Bay Lights Are Back! Watch the Artist Reprogram the Lights this Week, SF Gate, January 2016
Studeman, Kristin Tice, The Art Hotel Opens in Denver, W Magazine, June 2015
Boyum, Sarah, Bright Lights, 5280 Denver's Magazine, May 2015
Huson, Michael, CBEC Building Officially Opens with Ceremony, The Lantern, April 2015
McKinney, Sarah, Impossible Light: How San Francisco's Bay Bridge Became Illuminated, Forbes, March 2015
Egelko, Bob, Bay Bridge Light Show Will Go On, San Francisco Chronicle, December 2014
Neon Forms, Widewalls, December 2014
Daly-Peoples, John, Auckland Art Gallery's New Exhibition Sheds Light on Art, The National Business Review, November 2014
Berkelhammer, Melissa, Leo Villareal Unveils Latest Buckyball Exhibit at Sandra Gering on The Upper East Side, Avenue Magazine, November 2014
Small, Rachel, Smaller, But Still Bigger than a Molecule: Leo Villareal Reveals New Buckyball Works, New York Observer, November 2014
Castro, Jan Garden, Programming the Sublime: A Conversation with Leo Villareal, Sculpture Magazine, November 2013
Sharpe, Katherine, Everything Will Be Illuminated: Artist to cover Bay Bridge in programmable LEDs, Wired, May 2013
Tucker, Jill, LED Display Puts Bay Bridge in New Light, San Francisco Gate, March 2013
Leo Villareal: World's Largest Light Sculpture, ARTSELECTRONIC, February 2013
Lewis, Mary Tompkins, A Glittering, Living Canvas, The Wall Street Journal, April 2013
Wollan, Malia, Long-Overshadowed Bay Bridge Will Go From Drab Gray to Glowing, New York Times, March 2013
Jordan, Andy, Lights, Action Come to the Bay Bridge, The Wall Street Journal, February 2013
Fisher, Adam, Bright Idea, New York Times, T Magazine, November 2012
Miller, Leigh Ann, Leo Villareal Lights Up Underground, International Review, Art In America, October 2012
Capps, Kriston, Leo Villareal, the Peal Painter of Light, Washington City Paper, June 2012
Featured Artist, South Magazine, February/March 2012
Terdiman, Daniel, When LEDs and math equal high art, CNET News, September 2010
Baker, Kenneth, San Jose museum sheds light on Leo Villareal, San Francisco Chronicle, September 2010
Villareal, Leo, The Essence of Light: Thirteen Years of Exploration, The Huffington Post, September 2010
McKeough, Tim, On the Bright Side, Surface Magazine, June 2010
Sheets, Hilarie M., Points of Light, Artnews, June 2009
Camhi, Leslie, Light Fantastic, Vogue, March 2009
Scott, Andrea, Art in Review, New York Times, March 2007
Wennerstrom, Nord, Leo Villareal, Conner Contemporary Art, ArtForum, February 2007
Cool Hunting Video Presents: Leo Villareal, February 2007
Green, Tyler, Acquisitions: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, ArtsJournal.com, March 2006
Gurewitsch, Matthew, Artists With an Eye for Music, Wall Street Journal, July 2005
Kimmelman, Michael, What music might look like as modern art, New York Times, July 2005
Berwick, Carley, Dada Digital, NYU Alumni Magazine, Spring 2005
Nuncio, Gabriel, Anos Luz, Spot Magazine, #24, 2005
Lingus, Sarah, Electric Light Orchestra, Surface Magazine, #50, November 2004
Globerman, Sari, Symphonic Movement, ARTnews, November 2004
Jenkins, Mark, Conceptualists, Putting it on the Line, The Washington Post Weekend, June 2004
Hummer, Tracey, Leo Villareal at Sandra Gering Gallery, Art in America, June 2004
Berwick, Carley, Leo Villareal, Sandra Gering, ARTnews, June 2004
Hillner, Jennifer Color Coding, Wired, June 2004
Hart, Sara Lighting Profile: Leo Villareal, Architectural Record, May 2004
Zacks, Stephen Lite Show, Metropolis, May 2004
Gavlak, Sarah, Leo Villareal, artUS, April-May 2004
Edelson, Sharon, Light Fantastic, WWD, March 17, 2004
Gupta, Anjali, San Antonio, Texas, Art Papers, November/December 2003
Bahamon, Alejandro, Chill Out: Architecture and Interiors, Loft Publications, September 2003
Tanguy, Sarah, Leo Villareal at Conner Contemporary Art, Sculpture Magazine, July/August 2003
Dawson, Jessica, Conner Contemporary Art, tema celeste, March-April 2003
O'Sullivan, Michael, Villareal's Trippy Light Fantastic, The Washington Post, December 2002
Dawson, Jessica, At Conner, Shining Examples, The Washington Post, November 2002
Dixon, Glenn, The Light That Will Cease To Fail, Washington CityPaper, Nov. 28-Dec. 5, 2002
Valdez, Sarah, Leo Villareal at Sandra Gering Gallery, Time Out New York, March 2002
Davis, Christine, Interactive Contemporary Art, Palm Beach Daily News, July 2002
Fierst, Max, The Agony of Communication, exhibition essay, I Just Can't Pretend, Derek Eller Gallery, June 2002
Johnson, Ken, Art Guide: Leo Villareal, The New York Times, March 2002
Lozano, Luis-Martin, Arte Contemporanio Internacional, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico DF, 2001 (catalog)
Dannat, Adrian, Synthesiser's synthetic synthesis, Artist's Interview with Leo Villareal, The Art Newspaper, July-August 2001
Griffin, Tim, Synth, Time Out New York, Issue 302, July 5-12, 2001
Pollack, Barbara, Ambient Art, Art In America, November 2001
Smith, Roberta, Art In Review: Massless Medium, Explorations in Sensory Immersion, The New York Times, Friday, July 20, 2001
Shelburne, Philip, Rooms For Listening, Frieze, January-February, 2001
Johnson, Ken, Collector's Choice, Exit Art, The New York Times, Friday December 2000
"Collector's Choice, Exit Art," The New Yorker, December 2000
Baker, Kenneth, Stop, Look and Listen, Rooms For Listening, San Francisco Chronicle, September 2000
Berk, Amy, Rooms For Listening at CCAC, Artweek, November 2000
Breslin, Ramsay Bell, Rooms For Listening, East Bay Press, October 2000
Helfand, Glen, Sonic Boom, 2000 Is The Year Of Sound Art, SF Gate, October 2000