Think Art – Act Science
| When | 21 Sep 2011 - 12 Nov 2011 |
| Where | San Francisco Art Institute, Walter and McBean Galleries 800 Chestnut Street San Francisco, CA United States |
September 21 – November 12 2011
Opening Reception and Panel Discussion: September 21, 5:30pm
Press Release:
Think Art—Act Science is an exhibition of projects by artists who took part in the Swiss artists-in-labs program, completing an immersive nine-month residency in a scientific research institute or a university science department. During these residencies, the artists gained deep insights into the methodologies of scientific research in areas ranging from biology and biodiversity to cognitive neuroscience and psychology to nanotechnology, robotics, artificial intelligence, and physics.
Featured artists are Alexandre Joly, Christian Gonzenbach, Pe Lang, Wenfeng Liao, Alina Mnatsakanian, Monica Codourey, Roman Keller, and Nicole Ottiger, many of whom will be in residence at SFAI working with students and faculty.The exhibition is arranged around three main research themes addressed by the artistic investigations: Ecology and Environment, Spatial Awareness and Emotions, and Exploration of New Technologies.
On September 21 at 7:30 pm, following the opening reception for the exhibition, Hou Hanru will lead a panel discussion with curator Irène Hediger and participating artists. In addition to this lecture there will be numerous events both at SFAI and swissnex San Francisco, including collaborative events with the Bay Area Science Festival.
EVENTS AT SFAI
VISITING ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS LECTURE
September 21, 7:30 pm, lecture hall
Panel discussion led by Hou Hanru with curator Irène Hediger and artists
Alexandre Joly, Pe Lang, and Alina Mnatsakanian.
ARTIST-IN-LABS PRESENTATIONS
September 22, noon, SFAI galleries
Exhibition walk-through with curator and artists-in-labs co-director Irène Hediger
September 28, 6 pm, SFAI galleries
New Ways of Documenting Art and Science Projects
Jill Scott (Zurich University of the Arts/ZHdK; artists-in-labs co-director)
PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
September 24, 2 pm, SFAI galleries
Simple Mechanisms – Strange Behavior with Pe Lang
October 22, 2 pm, SFAI galleries
Landscape of Identity with Monika Codourey and Alina Mnatsakanian
BAY AREA SCIENCE FESTIVAL
November 3, 6 pm, lecture hall
Remaking the Universe
Discussion with Christian Gonzenbach and Martin Pohl (CERN, University of Geneva)
CONFERENCE
November 10, 6 pm, lecture hall
When artists and scientists work together: Self-portraits, consciousness, and the brain
Discussion with Nicole Ottiger and Olaf Blanke (Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience,
Brain & Mind Institute, EPFL)
EVENTS AT SWISSNEX SAN FRANCISCO
730 Montgomery Street, SF, CA 94111
CONFERENCES
September 23, 6:30 pm: How Artists and Scientists Collaborate
Presentations by: Irène Hediger and Pe Lang
Susan Schwartzenberg (Exploratorium)
Joel Slayton (ZER01 – 01SJ Biennial)
Sound performance by Pe Lang, 9 pm: Untitled II
October 20, 6:30 pm: Smarter Air Travel:
Design Approaches for Global Travelers
Discussion with: Monika Codourey and Hou Hanru
BAY AREA SCIENCE FESTIVAL
November 2, 6 pm: Best of LASER
(Leonardo, International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology)
with QUARC – Quantum art crystal by Christian Gonzenbach and Martin Pohl
(CERN, University of Geneva)
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