by Isao Hashimoto A beautiful but undeniably scary timelapse-map of nuclear explosions by Japanese artist Isao Hashimoto can be seen in the following video. It shows with sound and numbers the 2053 nuclear explosions which have taken place between 1945 and 1998. Hashimoto started the project in 2003 in order to show “the fear and… Continue reading A Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion Since 1945
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AAAS Annual Meeting in Vancouver – discussing “Science, Sustainability, and the Arts”
Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) February 16-20, 2012 The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an international non-profit organization and the world’s largest general scientific society. Its mission is to “advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people” by serving as an educator, leader, spokesperson and professional association.… Continue reading AAAS Annual Meeting in Vancouver – discussing “Science, Sustainability, and the Arts”
Extension of the Call for Papers – Sociology of the Arts – Artistic Practices
Two months ago we published on our website a call for papers for the next conference of the Research Network Sociology of the Arts, at the European Sociological Association, which will take place in Vienna from 5 to 8 September 2012. The focus of the conference will be on artistic practices. The call for papers… Continue reading Extension of the Call for Papers – Sociology of the Arts – Artistic Practices
Partnering for the Climate: An Artist/Scientist Mixer
New York, The Noguchi Museum Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3 pm In times of climate change and global warming individuals as well as communities are confronted with fragmented, confusing and often overwhelming news and data about these themes. In order to make sense of these facts the largely disconnected linking between art, research and the… Continue reading Partnering for the Climate: An Artist/Scientist Mixer
SURVIVAL OF THE BEAUTIFUL (USA)
New York (USA) February 25th, 2012 An All-Day Wonder Cabinet On Saturday, February 25th, 2012 from 10:45 am till 9:30 pm, the New York Institute of the Humanities and The New Jersey Institute of Technology present SURVIVAL OF THE BEAUTIFUL at the NYU’s Cantor Film Center in New York. David Rothenberg talks with scientists and… Continue reading SURVIVAL OF THE BEAUTIFUL (USA)
Survival of the Beautiful: Art, Science, and Evolution (UK)
with David Rothenberg and Jay Griffiths Watershed, Bristol (UK) 16 February 2012, 19.30-20.30 On the 16th of February 2012 David Rothenberg talks with scientists and artists about his new book Survival of the Beautiful, which examines the interplay of beauty, art, and culture in evolution. In it the philosopher and musician Rothenberg deals with the… Continue reading Survival of the Beautiful: Art, Science, and Evolution (UK)
Conference: Radius of art
Berlin 8th – 9th of February 2012 The international conference „Radius of art: Creative politicization of the public sphere /Cultural potential forces for social transformation“ takes place in Berlin on the 8th and 9th of February. It puts artistic and cultural projects into the focus of of the political discourse. The purposeful choice of speakers… Continue reading Conference: Radius of art
Julie’s Bicycle
London Julies Bicycle is a non-profit company working in the field of environmental sustainability. Its aim is to help integrate it into the business, art and ethics of the music, theatre and creative industries and reduce carbon emissions. It provides expertise in environmental sustainability to over 350 organisations in the UK as well as internationally… Continue reading Julie’s Bicycle
U-N-F-O-L-D in New York
New York 30 September – 15 December 2011 The Exhibition U-N-F-O-L-D exhibition continues until 15 December in New York City at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center (SJDC) at Parsons The New School for Design. It shows the work of twenty-five artists who took part in Cape Farewell expeditions 2007 and 2008 to the High… Continue reading U-N-F-O-L-D in New York
Exhibition in New York
New York November 2 to December 15, 2011 FIELDNOTES FROM THE GOWANUS is a visual research exhibition led by The Canary Project commissioned by the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center. It takes place from November 2 to December 15, 2011 and features the work of Aron Louis Cohen, Daniella Garcia Rosales, Mare Liberum (Ben Cohen, Dylan… Continue reading Exhibition in New York
