* Pedagogy *

I gave student artists
freedom ---
another name for self
confidence ---
by convincing them
that it was up to them
to secure it for themselves,
by dissolving fear into love:
that, once decided,
possession would be secured
with time and energy
and will.

This project is an effort to introduce leading-edge ideas in science to a general audience. It is particularly aimed at those who want real answers to serious questions that they have inquired about since childhood, and are often not addressed at home or at school.

Much of the reason that these answers aren’t available in primary and secondary classrooms is that some of the most intriguing and even astounding information has only been available within the last 25 years.

Subjects which traditionally have been thought of as largely abstract and unsuited for analysis such as music, love, life, sex, and death suddenly have new and profound meaning in light of late 20th and 21st century discoveries in evolutionary biology, brain science, and genetics. In short, we are undergoing a major revolution in the sciences, and it is having a large impact on our understanding of who we are and how we see ourselves and others.

The information for this project has been gathered from science writings, from my own informal research, from rigorous discussions with informed artists and scientists (especially my Nature and Inquiry colleagues), and from 20 years of teaching the Nature, Science, and Art college course on these general themes.

The contents of Curious are being posted in serial form. Over the next few months, I will add a new Chapter each week. When all of the Chapters have been posted (see Table of Contents), the project will be complete.

Visit the project: http://www.naturescienceart.wordpress.com


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Other artists include Jean-Luc Godard, Chris Marker, Nam June Paik, Bruce Nauman from the Pompidou collection with SAM's Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Apichatpong Weerasthakul, and Dinh Q. Le.

The internationally influential "TED Talks" has spawned independently produced versions ("TEDx") in a number of cities including Boston.
In this year's TEDx, Lewis performed as part of a presentation on creating an Art-Mobile called "SPARC" that will travel around Mission Hill and lower Roxbury neighborhoods as a community cultural resource.

Marclay’s video installation has been called "an abundant, magnificent work" (The Financial Times) "relentless and compelling" (The Guardian) and "utterly transfixing" (The Huffington Post). “The Clock” will be on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston during the unveiling of the MFA’s Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art in September 2011.
Outgoing MassArt President Sloan referred to Marclay's work as "a testament to the interdisciplinary approach to art and design that is a hallmark of Massachusetts College of Art and Design."

Heather Armstrong and Kim O'Toole (upper right, lower right) are passing management of the Godine Family Gallery over to the new team: Dyllan Nguyen, Stephanie Street and Luke Mannarino (upper left, lower left, middle).

Through both live and static works, and a multitude of spaces (Pozen Center, SIM Hallway and surrounding area, Squash courts, Squash court hallways) SIM will present a show that is distinctively SIM.

There Will Be:
-Massive random color generator projection, "Quantum Foam" by Eventworks' Scott Hadley.
-'Gallery' section in the rear of Pozen displaying a sculptural collaboration between Ian Deleon and Corinna D'schoto, a melting ice cream sculpture by Dyllan Nguyen, and more.
-A Sit Down Show with performances and videos by: Ami Mills, Danielle Freiman, Puppy, Kelsey Jarboe, Alex Black, Brendan Antonelli, Julie Chen, Dyllan Nguyen, Jessica Lynch, and Geena Matuson.
- All three squash courts with installation, video, and performance by: Kerri Coburn and Alex Kennedy, DeWitt Paterson, Micah Danemayer, Patrick Chaney, and Joe Mygan.
-An array of works by the SIM 2-D artists: Heather Armstrong, Kim O'toole, Chief Kuwahara,

AND MORE

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