{"id":226653,"date":"2026-01-08T05:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/226653\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T05:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:00:09","slug":"a-psychedelic-flow-of-color-takes-over-a-gallery-rotunda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/226653\/","title":{"rendered":"A Psychedelic Flow of Color Takes Over a Gallery Rotunda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-795576\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-795576 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zobop-colour-chrome-jim-lambie-4.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-795576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome), exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery from October 22, 2025 to October 12, 2026. (Photo: Vancouver Art Gallery)<\/p>\n<p>Art doesn\u2019t have to be contained inside gallery frames\u2014it can spread across entire rooms. Glasgow-based artist, DJ, and musician Jim Lambie transforms everyday architectural spaces into immersive, energetic installations with vibrant vinyl tape in geometric patterns. His work, titled Zobop (Colour-Chrome), turns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanartgallery.bc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Vancouver Art Gallery<\/a>\u2019s grand, neoclassical rotunda into a psychedelic space pulsating with color.<\/p>\n<p>Lambie\u2019s made-up word \u201cZobop\u201d is a playful homage to Jazz Bebop. Through language, rhythm, and color, his installation captures musicality and motion. The entire installation took several weeks to install, and each strip of industrial vinyl tape was applied by hand. Lambie followed the contours of the architecture, creating lines of vibrant color that almost appear to spill like liquid paint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLambie\u2019s Zobop (Colour-Chrome) transforms that formality into something alive, dynamic and joyful,\u201d says Eva Respini, the gallery\u2019s interim co-CEO and curator. \u201cThe floor becomes a painting, the staircase becomes a sculpture, and visitors become part of the composition simply by moving through it. The work reclaims the space as a place of play, color, and community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since it was installed, Zobop (Colour-Chrome) has encouraged visitors to explore the space in their own time, dance among the colors, and even sprawl out on the floor. Lambie has managed to turn the ordinary experience of using a stairwell into a playful experience like no other. \u201cIt turns a transitional space into a destination; a staircase into an immersive, energetic experience,\u201d says Respini. \u201cIt reminds us that art can be immediate, collective, and joyful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check out photos of Zobop (Colour-Chrome) below and visit the incredible installation at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanartgallery.bc.ca\/exhibitions\/jim-lambie-zobop-colour-chrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Vancouver Art Gallery<\/a> until October 12, 2026.\n<\/p>\n<p>Zobop (Colour-Chrome) by Jim Lambie turns Vancouver Art Gallery\u2019s grand, neoclassical rotunda into a psychedelic space pulsating with color.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-795585\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-795585 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zobop-colour-chrome-jim-lambie-7.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"828\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-795585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome), exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery from October 22, 2025 to October 12, 2026. (Photo: Vancouver Art Gallery)<\/p>\n<p>The entire installation took several weeks to install, and each strip of industrial vinyl tape was applied by hand.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-795579\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-795579 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zobop-colour-chrome-jim-lambie-5.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1730\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-795579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome), exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery from October 22, 2025 to October 12, 2026. (Photo: Vancouver Art Gallery)<\/p>\n<p>The artist turns the ordinary experience of using a stairwell into a playful experience like no other.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-795573\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-795573 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zobop-colour-chrome-jim-lambie-2.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-795573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors enjoy Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome), exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery from October 22, 2025 to October 12, 2026. (Photo: Vancouver Art Gallery)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-795570\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-795570 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zobop-colour-chrome-jim-lambie-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-795570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors enjoy Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome), exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery from October 22, 2025 to October 12, 2026. (Photo: Vancouver Art Gallery)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-795582\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-795582 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zobop-colour-chrome-jim-lambie-6.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1796\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-795582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome), exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery from October 22, 2025 to October 12, 2026. (Photo: Vancouver Art Gallery)<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver Art Gallery: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanartgallery.bc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VancouverArtGallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vanartgallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@VanArtGallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>My Modern Met granted permission to feature photos by Vancouver Art Gallery<br \/>\nRelated Articles:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/gabriel-dawe-plexus-no-46\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dazzling Thread Art Installation Stretches String To Create Luminous Indoor Rainbows<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/emmanuelle-moureaux-100-color-paths-tokyo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rainbow Tunnel Guides Guests Toward the Future in Tokyo<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/teamlab-kyoto-museum\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyoto Is Now Home to teamLab\u2019s Largest Museum of Immersive Installations<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/best-art-installations-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Best of 2025: Top 10 Art Installations Featured on My Modern Met<\/a><br \/>\n                    <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jim Lambie: Zobop (Colour-Chrome), exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery from October 22, 2025 to October 12, 2026.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":226654,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[437,434,435,436,438,146,85,46,123995,106495,123996],"class_list":{"0":"post-226653","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-il","15":"tag-israel","16":"tag-jim-lambie","17":"tag-vancouver-art-gallery","18":"tag-zobop"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}