Art, Science, and Wonder in the Medieval World
Schedule
Sun Nov 10 2024 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
The Getty | Los Angeles, CA
Art Science and Wonder in the Medieval World
GETTY CENTER
Sunday November 10 2024 from 11 am - 3:30 pm
The Getty Center and Online
Free | Advance ticket required
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To complement the exhibition Lumen: The Art and Science of Light curators and scholars present two panel discussions on the intersections of art and science in the medieval world. Designed as a series of engaging discussions the first presentation explores topics such as astronomy and optics and examines how medieval people thought about the science of light in both Latin and Arabic speaking regions. The second discussion invites scholars of neuroscience philosophy and art to discuss the way the eye and the brain react to light and how medieval people harnessed these effects to create immersive spaces of wonder.
Panel 1: What Was Medieval Science?
11:00 am–12:30 pm
Introduction
Kristen Collins exhibition co-curator
Moderator
Barry C. Smith professor of philosophy and director Institute of Philosophy at the University of London’s School of Advanced Study
Ladan Akbarnia curator South Asian and Islamic art San Diego Museum of Art
Margaret Gaida postdoctoral researcher California Institute of Technology
Megan McNamee lecturer in pre-modern art 500–1500 Edinburgh College of Art The University of Edinburgh
Panel 2: The Neuroscience of Light
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Introduction
Nancy K. Turner exhibition co-curator
Moderator
Barry C. Smith professor of philosophy and director Institute of Philosophy at the University of London’s School of Advanced Study
Nancy Thompson professor of art and art history; Department Chair of Art and Art History St. Olaf College
G. Gabrielle Starr president Pomona College
Abbey Stockstill associate professor of Islamic art and architecture Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University
This exhibition and related events are part of PST ART: Art and Science Collide.
Where is it happening?
The Getty, 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049, United States
