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Archive of posts filed under the California category.
Article: Exploratorium and the California Academy of Sciences
Interesting article by Edward Rothstein comparing how the new California Academy of Science and the Exploratorium excite wonder in visitors. He thinks the Exploratorium offers a better experience overall. See http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/arts/design/04museum.html Also includes a slide show
Ann: Leonardo Art/Science meeting at the SETI Institute
Leonardo ISAST in collaboration with the SETI Institute invites you to a meeting of the Leonardo Art/Science community. Sponsored by ZKM|Center for Art and Media and by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Workshop: Moku Hanga: Japanese Waterbase Woodcut
April Vollmer is doing an intensive weekend workshop at Cabrillo College. The course will cover the basics of this traditional waterbase technique. Japanese woodblock differs from western woodblock in that it is waterbase and non-toxic, it is printed with a hand-held baren, and it is printed on handmade Japanese kozo fiber paper. More information
Exhibition: Perceptual Ruminations: Artwork by Amy Ione
Gaia Arts Center, January 2010
Ann: Bill Viola: Potent early works
Pacific Film Archive's three-part program, "Metaphysical Medium: The Video Works of Bill Viola." The roster of works includes short pieces such as "The Space Between the Teeth" (1976) and longer essays such as "The Passing" (1991). More information and an interview with Viola.
Article: Angered UCLA faculty rallies to save arts library
UCLA is considering closing down its arts library and merging the collection with an existing facility because of an overall budget shortfall at the university. Article.
Article: Stanford scanner penetrates mummy’s secrets
A minor priest from ancient Egypt gave his body to a high-tech scanner at Stanford Medical Center on Thursday. The priest is a mummy, dead for some 2,500 years, and getting him under a scanner may shed new light on the religion, the art and the history of a time before the Persians conquered the [...]
