February 29 - April 2, 2024
Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 6, 3:00-4:30pm
Curatorial Statement
In an era where scientific and technological advancements are shaping our everyday life, and our understanding of reality, at an unprecedented pace, it is crucial to explore the lesser known contributor, Art. No Art : Art Show aims to showcase works that contribute to the discovery of new knowledge and understanding of the world around us, as well as specific contributions in scientific discoveries. This exhibition will delve into the power of visual language, highlighting its unique ability to help us comprehend reality in novel ways, may that be a visual representation of the factual data, or visual presentation of the personal perceptual data. This is a show of transdisciplinary works.
Visual language is, perhaps, the most effective tool we use in order to make sense of the world around us. It is natural, then, to use visual language to make sense of mathematical equations, medical imaging, physics data, etc. All of the works are created not with the idea of being Artworks in their own right, but they all use visual language as a means of understanding the world around. The scientific data, the mathematical calculations, and Artist’s perceptions, when complex enough, results in meaningful aesthetic representation. The universe is fundamentally an aesthetic art piece.
Ever since Marcel Duchamp and Joseph Kosuth we learned that if something is put in the context of Art then it is Art. Not all selected pieces are done by Artists, with a goal of being an Art piece. However, they are pieces that use visual language, put in the context of Art, that explore and redraw the world, offering us better understanding of it, therefore are Art.
- Jelena Berenc, Exhibition Curator
Exhibition Participants
Sasha Bachleda, Artist
Ivan Bermejo-Moreno, Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California
Jef Biesinger, Artist
Adam Burrows, Full Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University, Director of the Princeton Planets and Life Certificate Program, recently on the Board of Trustees of the Aspen Center for Physics
S. James Gates, Jr., Clark Leadership Chair in Science, Distinguished University Professor and Regents Professor, University of Maryland
Joseph A. Insley, Visualization and Data Analysis Team Lead at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility and Associate Professor in the School of Art and Design at Northern Illinois University
Petros Koumoutsakos, Herbert S. Winokur, Jr. Professor of Computing in Science and Engineering, Area Chair for Applied Mathematics, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
Greg Landweber, Software Engineer, Former Associate Professor and Chair of Mathematics at Bard College
Parviz Moin, Franklin P. and Caroline M. Johnson Professor in the School of Engineering, Stanford University, Founding Director of the Center for Turbulence Research
Vikram K. Mulligan, Research Scientist, Biomolecular Design, CCB, Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation
Janet Scheel, Physics Professor, Occidental College
Jörg Schumacher, Professor for Fluid Mechanics, Ilmenau University of Technology
James Stone, Professor in Astrophysics, The Institute for Advanced Study
Kayla Visintine, Artist
Brandon Wood, Director, Laboratory for Energy Applications for the Future, Associate Program Lead, Hydrogen & Computational Energy Materials, Quantum Simulations Group Leader, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Exhibition Coordinators
Jelena Berenc, Exhibition Curator
Anna Pontius, Preparator & Collections Manager
Special Thanks To:
Jean-Marc Alexis, Reproduction Technician II
Gabriel Piemonte
