This is a showcase of some of the artists who have collaborated with scientists and artists at MIT.
Aaron Koblin
While the 2010-11 Abramowitz Artist in Residence, infographics wizard Aaron Koblin gave a public lecture entitled “Crowds and Clouds: Data, Sheep, and Collaboration in the Works of Aaron Koblin” at the Ray and Maria Stata Center on Sept. 30, 2010. This video includes excerpts from that talk which features Koblin discussing data trails and our changing relationship with data.
Trevor Paglen
During his residency at MIT, Paglen researched ultra-archival materials and aerospace design. Faculty, researchers, and students in engineering, materials science, and message encoding worked with Paglen, using their knowledge and skills in new and unexplored realms.
Tavares Strachan
From 2009 -2010, artist Tavares Strachan participated in a residency project at MIT organized by the MIT List Visual Arts Center. Strachan collaborated with MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s 3D Optical Systems Group, and the MIT Sea Grant College Program’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Lab. The artist’s collaborative efforts resulted in the creation of three new art works that were on view at the MIT List Visual Arts Center as part of the exhibition Orthostatic Tolerance: It Might Not Be Such a Bad Idea if I Never Went Home (May 7 – July 11, 2010).
Bill Viola
Bill Viola talks about his experiences during his 2009 Eugene McDermott Arts Award Residency at MIT, including computational photography and video, the Opera of the Future Group, and the end of the optical age. Video funded by the MIT Council for the Arts.
