The Lab invites artists, scientists, writers, musicians, performers, theorists, and other makers to participate in Hypothesis: An Art/ Science Fair to be held on November 5, 2011 in conjunction with the Bay Area Science Festival. Participants will present their practice in the form of a traditional science fair display, using the “scientific method” to: define [...]
Archive of posts filed under the California category.
Review: East Bay Open Studios 2011 (EBOS 2011)
by Amy Ione EBOS 2011 is presented by ProArts Gallery in Oakland, CA. This review was prepared for Leonardo Reviews . After reviewing the 7th Creativity and Cognition Conference [1], held in Berkeley in 2009, two thoughts kept reverberating in my mind as time passed. First, I thought about the many reviews I have written [...]
July 2011 Leonardo Reviews Posted
July 2011 Arnheim for Film and Media Studies by Scott Higgins, Editor Reviewed by Ian Verstegen ArtScience: A Journey Through Creativity – permanent exhibition and Travelling the Silk Road exhibition Reviewed by Stella Veciana Design Thinking: Understanding How Designers Think and Work by Nigel Cross Reviewed by Dene Grigar East Bay Open Studios Preview Exhibition [...]
San Francisco in Color
The Smithsonian Institution has discovered rare color photographs of the ruins of San Francisco from the 1906 earthquake. The images, taken by photography pioneer Frederick Ives, appear to be the earliest color photographs of San Francisco ever taken. Read more
Farewell to Kodachrome
Eastman Kodak Co announced that the last rolls were hitting the shelves in June 2009. Kodachrome is the first successful color film and perhaps still the most beloved. Indeed, the end is at hand with the last lab in the world that processes the famed color film, Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas, discontinuing its processing [...]
Kenneth Baker Interviews Wayne Thiebaud
San Francisco Chronicle art critic Kenneth Baker conducted an onstage conversation with painter Wayne Thiebaud, a few days after the painter turned 90. The video for the interview is here.
