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Action <-> Reaction. 100 Years of Kinetic Art at Kunsthal Rotterdam presented an extensive historical overview of kinetic art, the twentieth-century abstract art movement centred on light and movement. Around eighty works traced the development of kinetic art from its early pioneers to younger generations.

The exhibition brought together works by Marcel Duchamp, Alexander Calder, Victor Vasarely, Julio Le Parc, Gerhard von Graevenitz, Christian Megert, Bridget Riley, Yayoi Kusama, Jan van Munster, Dan Flavin, Jeppe Hein, Žilvinas Kempinas, Philippe Decrauzat and LAb[au], among others. It also included works by Heinz Mack, Otto Piene and Günther Uecker of the German avant-garde group ZERO.

Realised in close collaboration with the Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais, Paris, the exhibition placed the kinetic art of the past in relation to the performative arts of today. Twelve thematic sections explored light, movement, rhythm, structure, vibration, space, radiance, immateriality and rotation, inviting visitors to experience the works through perception and participation.