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Hand-woven wool piece entitled Perspectus...a...um. During my visit to the Hammer Museum, I also visited Jeanine Oleson's exhibit entitled, "Conduct Matters". In my opinion, this exhibition was truly an embodiment of the hybridization of art and science as it used various technologies and medium to not only create a piece of art but also make an empowering statement to the public of how capital and its production has changed our ways of interpreting sensations, particularly how dependent we are on the production of capital (i.e. technology) in order to gain information. Walking into the dimly-lit room, my eyes are immediately drawn to the the large patterned rug-like piece entitled  Perspectus...a...um. Made of hand-woven wool fabric, the plaid patterns of the piece reminded me of high-end fashion. Upon later realizing the significance of the exhibit, particularly Oleson's theme of the significance of capitalism in the growing altering of society's consciousne

As mentioned by Professor Vesna, this week's unit on space and art ties in all of the previous units of this course. Although we have wondered about the sky and the cosmos since the beginning of human history, serious studying of astronomy began with Nicolaus Copernicus (Vesna). Understanding and exploring space has since become a growing interest in not only politics (through the development of the Cold War between Russia and the US), but also popular culture. Sputnik I was launched on October 4, 1957, and became the first of many advancements in space exploration that triggered the Space Race between the US and Russia. The film Powers of Ten illustrates the universe as an arena of both continuity and change. By changing our view of a single image from macro to micro to nano, the artists demonstrate the depth of space and science itself. In addition, the film demonstrates how perception can change from on perspective to another, particularly philosophically the relative siz

For my third event, I decided to visit the Hammer Museum to see Judith Hopf's exhibition. Prior to visiting the exhibit, I had no idea what to expect given I did not look at any of the descriptions online nor was there a specific title to the exhibit outside the room.  Hopf's depiction of an anthropomorphized laptop, entitled Waiting Laptops . Upon entering, the plain white walls and cement floor contrasted with the works of art in the room, further drawing my eyes to each piece. The first work I noticed were the paintings of laptop, as shown above. The paintings appeared to be a humanized computer with hair, arms, and legs. I interpreted this anthropomorphism of laptops to signify society's growing dependence on technology, to the point that they seem to be constant "companions", waiting for people to interact with them. In doing so, these pieces also reminded me of concepts relating to robotics and art, particularly the idea of humanoids and the humanizatio