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Art is Science Ⅱ
Karuizawa New Art Museum
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Daisy*, John Cage, Ay-O, Yoichiro Kawaguchi, Tetsuya Fukui, Harold Cohen, Michel Tyka, Kenji Yanobe, Makoto Matsuoka, Atsuhiro Ito, Yasuhiro Chida
This summer, Karuizawa New Art Museum hosted “Art is Science,” focusing on artistic expressionism that has emerged from the advancement of scientific technology. From the early 20th century and into the post-war period, there was experimental use of scientific technology in art. We now notice that this has influenced our esthetic sensibilities and contributes to their diversity.
In “Art is Science Ⅱ,” the museum will continue to address the idea of new horizons, looking at artists who have been working on links with science in contemporary art.
In 1973 a British-born artist Harold Cohen (1928-2016) invented “Aaron,” an automatic drawing machine. Through numerous trial-and-error experiments with his computers, Cohen pursued not only artistic expressions generated from human drawings and colors, but also sought out creations by Artificial Intelligence that could learn and develop autonomously. John Cage (1912-1992) is well known as an avant-garde composer of experimental music, who presented “Radio Music” (1958) and “Cartridge Music” (1960) by making use of the capacities of machines such as radios and microphones. Through examples such as these, we can see there has been use of scientific technologies to embody ideas in conceptual aspects. In this exhibition you can encounter a variety of works that are the result of artists’ unflagging enthusiasm for fresh expressions in the new era. While some works are sure to astonish visitors with their novelty appeal, others may elicit strange feelings, challenging stereotypical views.
In “Art is Science Ⅱ,” the museum will continue to address the idea of new horizons, looking at artists who have been working on links with science in contemporary art.
In 1973 a British-born artist Harold Cohen (1928-2016) invented “Aaron,” an automatic drawing machine. Through numerous trial-and-error experiments with his computers, Cohen pursued not only artistic expressions generated from human drawings and colors, but also sought out creations by Artificial Intelligence that could learn and develop autonomously. John Cage (1912-1992) is well known as an avant-garde composer of experimental music, who presented “Radio Music” (1958) and “Cartridge Music” (1960) by making use of the capacities of machines such as radios and microphones. Through examples such as these, we can see there has been use of scientific technologies to embody ideas in conceptual aspects. In this exhibition you can encounter a variety of works that are the result of artists’ unflagging enthusiasm for fresh expressions in the new era. While some works are sure to astonish visitors with their novelty appeal, others may elicit strange feelings, challenging stereotypical views.
Schedule | Oct 7 (Sat) 2017-Mar 31 (Sat) 2018 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults: ¥1200, Seniors over 65, University and High School Students: ¥900, Junior High and Elementary School Students: ¥600, Infants: Free. | ||||||
| Website | http://knam.jp/en/exhibitions/2017/art-is-science%E2%85%A1/ | ||||||
| Venue | Karuizawa New Art Museum http://knam.jp/en/ | ||||||
| Location | 1151-5 Karuizawa, Karuizawa-machi, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano 389-0102 | ||||||
| Access | 7 minute walk from the North exit of Karuizawa Station on the JR or Shinano Tetsudo line. | ||||||
| Phone | 0267-46-8691 | ||||||
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