Think Art-Act Science

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.

The exhibition, in the San Francisco Art Institute's Walter and McBean Galleries, is arranged around three main research themes addressed by the artistic investigations: Ecology and Environment, Spatial Awareness and Emotions, and Exploration of New Technologies.

Opening Reception:
Wednesday, September 21, 5:30-7:30 pm

Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture (panel discussion with Hou Hanru, exhibition curator Irène Hediger and artists Alexandre Joly, Pe Lang, and Alina Mnatsakanian):
Wednesday, September 21, 7:30 pm

Exhibition Dates:
September 22-November 12, 2011
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11am-6pm

Featured artists: Alexandre Joly, Christian Gonzenbach, Pe Lang, Wenfeng Liao, Alina Mnatsakanian, Monica Codourey, Roman Keller, and Nicole Ottiger

Accompanying the exhibition are numerous events both at SFAI and swissnex San Francisco, including collaborative events with the Bay Area Science Festival. For the schedule, visit http://www.sfai.edu/event/think-art-–-act-science 

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The international Think Art–Act Science project developed out of the Swiss artists-in-labs program, which began as a collaboration between the Institute for Cultural Studies in the Arts at the Zurich University of the Arts and the Federal Office of Culture in Switzerland.