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City learns twisted tale of one sensational cube
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ERNO Rubik, creator of the 3-D combination puzzle, is telling Shanghai the story of the infuriating toy that had to be twisted and turned this way and that to produce the correct finish.
It went viral in the 1980s in the days before going viral had even been heard of. And it could take an age to solve.
He is presenting its history through his exhibition “Beyond Rubik’s Cube,” during which visitors can see other masterpiece creations.
The three-month exhibition will be officially opened to the public starting tomorrow. Located on the fourth floor of Global Harbor Museum, it has three zones — Invent, Play and Inspire — where visitors can create their own puzzle cubes, and see how cubes can be combined with art and science.
It’s Rubik’s first visit to China. The 74-year-old Hungarian said it had been a pleasure for him to create problems for people to solve. “Knowledge is heavy. Sometimes it limits people from having new ideas. That’s the problem of the old schooling, because they are teaching answers. I believe questions are more important than the answers,” said Rubic, who is also an architect and a professor of architecture.
Nearly 20 interactive facilities are available at the exhibition to keep visitors, especially children, bemused.
At the Invent Zone, exhibit “Cube Origins” displays the first model of Rubik’s cube, which is made of wood block, paper clips and rubber bands. The Rubik cube was invented in 1974.
A “Masterprice Cube” is displayed at Inspire Zone. Made of 18-karat gold with white diamonds, red rubies, green emeralds, purple amethysts and blue and yellow sapphires, the masterpiece is considered the world’s most expensive toy, estimated to be worth US$2.5 million. It was created by a Rubik fan in 1995.
Shanghai is the first of three stops in China for the Rubik exhibition.
It will last till February 26 with ticket prices ranging from 70 yuan (US$10) to 120 yuan. The locations of the remaining two stops will be announced at the end of next month.
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