Universal Code: Art and Cosmology in the Information Age
December 28, 2009Contributors: Gregory Burke and Janine Marchessault.
The exhibition Universal Code: Art and Cosmology in the Information Age, curated by Gregory Burke, explores the ever-advancing frontiers of cosmology. The publication features works by artists who explore the intricate relationships between our evolving understandings of the cosmos; the production of scientific and cultural knowledge; cultural and religious belief systems; information technologies and global power relations: Adel Abdessemed, Franz Ackermann, Angela Bulloch, Mircea Cantor, Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller, Cerith Wyn Evans, Henrik Håkansson, Antonia Hirsch, Thomas Hirschhorn, Ann Veronica Janssens, Kimsooja, Jed Lind, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Josiah McElheny, Tania Mouraud, Gabriel Orozco, Adrian Paci, Trevor Paglen, Katie Paterson, The Otolith Group, Fred Tomaselli, and Keith Tyson.