[Bilimsel Haber] NOTICE: Virtual Symposium on Visual Culture and Bioscience, March 5 - 13

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

From: Quinn, Alana <AQuinn at nas.edu>

VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM ON VISUAL CULTURE AND BIOSCIENCE
March 5 - March 13, 2007

Experts from around the world will discuss the intersections between the
visual arts and the life sciences at this international event, which
will take place on the Internet. A group of 30 participants - comprised
of artists, scientists, historians, ethicists, curators, sociologists,
and writers - will present a variety of perspectives on topics such as
artists in the lab, imaging in art and bioscience, and the sociological
implications of the growing connections between the two fields. A
complete list of participants is available at
www.visualcultureandbioscience.org.

Suzanne Anker, a visual artist and theorist working with genetic
imagery, will moderate the discussion. She is the co-author of The
Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Press, 2004). She curated "Gene Culture: Molecular Metaphor in
Contemporary Art" (Fordham University, 1994), the first exhibition
devoted entirely to the intersection of art and genetics. Anker teaches
art history and theory at the School of Visual Arts in New York City
where she is chair and editor of ArtLab23. She is also the host of
BioBlurb on WPS1 Art Radio.

The discussion will be accessible online at
www.visualcultureandbioscience.org.

This virtual symposium is made possible through the generous support of
Ralph S. O'Connor and the Marian and Speros Martel Foundation. It is
sponsored by the Office of Exhibitions and Cultural Programs of the
National Academy of Sciences and the University of Maryland, Baltimore
County.

Alana Quinn
Outreach Manager
Office of Exhibitions and Cultural Programs National Academy of Sciences
<aquinn at nas.edu>