I do not post as much as I would like to these days, but do feel compelled to note this recent review by Michael Kimmelman in today’s New York Times, titled Old Masters and Modern Science. It looks at an exhibition at the National Gallery in London about the chemistry of painting. According to Kimmelman, [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Current Affairs category.
Ann: Illuminating the Science: Art and Climate Change
Thursday, April 22 at 3pm + 6:30 pm Martin E. Segal Theatre, Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Ave at 34th Street, New York City Free! First come, first served http://web.gc.cuny.edu/MESTC/events/s10/illuminating-science.html
Ann: MIT Sustainability Summit 2010: Mind the Gap: Collaborate and Communicate for a Sustainable World
The second annual MIT Sustainability Summit, titled “Mind the Gap: Collaborate and Communicate For a Sustainable World” will be held on April 23 in Microsoft New England Research and Development Center. This event will cap off the week-long celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day at MIT. The theme of the Summit focuses on [...]
Science & the Arts Symposium: Imaging / Imagining the Skeleton
Friday, April 30 | 1:00 pm | Rms 9206-9207 Imaging / Imagining the Skeleton is a symposium exploring how social conceptions of the human form have evolved alongside the increasing ability of science and medicine to represent the body. Speakers will present a constellation of inter-disciplinary discussions about the relationship between representing/exhibiting the body, evolving [...]
Article: Mona Lisa smile created using ‘trick’
Austrian neurologists say analysis of the masterpiece shows her face appears to shift depending where a person focuses their gaze. If her eyes are stared at, it appears she has a subtle smile on her lips. But if the onlooker shifts their gaze to her mouth, then the smile disappears. Professor Florian Hutzler, a psychology [...]
Article: Artist Ai Weiwei makes rare U.S. appearance to talk about digital activism
The Los Angeles Times has an article on a visit to the US by Ai Weiwei, a visual artist who has carved out a second career as a digital activist is a prominent online voice against censorship and other forms of oppression in China. Here
Ann: ‘A History of Early Film’ – ‘A History of Pre Cinema’ – ‘A History of Television’ and much more
Early Visual Media is pleased to announce the important three volume set ‘A History of Early Film’ selected by Stephen Herbert. See http://www.visual-media.eu/publications_books_cinema.html
Article: Rights battle over Polaroid sale
LONDON. A group led by a former US magistrate judge has launched an 11th hour campaign to prevent the auction of photographs from the Polaroid collection. Judge Sam Joyner and others are working towards filing a motion for a rehearing at the Minnesota bankruptcy court that awarded sale rights to Sotheby’s last August. A selection [...]
