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Why AxS Podcast

Join us for ArtCenter’s new mini-series investigating the powers of art and science–and the extraordinary, unexpected outcomes when the two fields intersect.

Art and science, like chocolate and peanut butter, are an unlikely pair whose collective whole equals more than the sum of its parts.

Imagine technology as a brilliant new palette on which to paint. Or the presentation of scientific data as awe-inspiring as an intricate sculpture.

To complement Seeing the Unseeable, our contribution to Getty's landmark exhibition PST Art, ArtCenter’s Why AxS podcast explores the unique medley of art and science.

The four-part series, launching September 12, features prominent artists–often with connections to ArtCenter–and scientists tackling big ideas about dark matter and transcendence from right- and left-brain points of view.

At ArtCenter, science and art often cross paths–after all, CalTech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are in our backyard, allowing for unique collaborations through programs, exhibitions, internships and more.

With Why AxS, we invite you into insightful conversations with some of the brilliant minds in our orbit as they explore the many big why's that come with being a tiny part of this universe.



Seeing the Unseeable: Data, Design, Art On View September 19, 2024 – Saturday, February 15, 2025 at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena (Image: Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Storm Prototype: Cloud Prototype No. II and Cloud Prototype No.4, 2006.)
On View September 19, 2024 – February 15, 2025

Seeing the Unseeable: Data, Design, Art

Part of Getty’s PST ART: Art & Science Collide

Episodes

Episode 1: Rosetta Mission: How to land on a comet

Art Chmielewski, JPL, plans future missions to Mars + Venus
Liz de la Torre, JPL, artistic interpreter of space missions

Episode 2: Art + Science Medley. And why they matter.

Stephen Nowlin, Co-curator, Getty PST Project 2024

Episode 3: Dark Matter: Tiny humans. Vast universe.

Lita Albuquerque, a visual artist inspired by the natural world, on Earth and beyond
Dida Markovic, JPL astrophysicist studying dark energy

Episode 4: Indigenous Futurism: How to Thrive after the Apocalypse

Virgil Ortiz, Pueblo artist with a sci-fi take on traditional Cochiti pottery
Daniel Wildcat, Professor, Haskell Indian Nations University
Amy Scott, VP, Research + Interpretation, Autry Museum of the American West

Scientists are so immersed in their field that they're not sharing the spiritual side of the practice. I think artists can imbue science with a sensation of transcendence.

Stephen NowlinSeeing the Unseeable co-curator,
former ArtCenter Exhibitions director

Your Hosts

Lauren Mahoney, Managing Multimedia Producer, ArtCenter

Filmmaker, ArtCenter Managing Producer and sci-fi nerd, Lauren Mahoney has produced media for Brave New Films, AwesomenessTV, NASA’s JPL and more. Her award-winning shorts have been screened at prestigious film festivals across the country. Lauren's current pursuits include a documentary investigating gun safety initiatives and the untold story behind Keith Haring’s only mural in Los Angeles.

Ethan Stockwell, Freelance Video Producer

Director/producer/editor and space cadet, Ethan Stockwell (MFA 21 Film) has created digital content and strategy for clients, ranging from tech startups to rising pop stars. At ArtCenter, he produced educational content and was pivotal in getting the College up and running online during the pandemic (thanks Ethan!). Currently, he's off the grid exploring the far corners of France by bike.

We've added Why AxS as part of our Change Lab episodes, as we see it as a continuation of our change-making conversations

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More Information

About Seeing the Unseeable: Data, Design, Art

Seeing the Unseeable, ArtCenter’s exhibition as part of Getty's PST Art, takes a deep dive into data visualization in its social and aesthetic forms. Co-curated by alum and former ArtCenter Exhibitions director Stephen Nowlin, this wide-ranging and multilayered exhibition demonstrates how data can be illuminating, immersive, complex and transcendent.

About PST ART

Southern California’s landmark arts event, PST ART, returns in September 2024 with more than 70 exhibitions from museums and other institutions across the region, all exploring the intersections of art and science, both past and present. Dozens of cultural, scientific, and community organizations will join the latest edition, PST ART: Art & Science Collide, with exhibitions on subjects ranging from ancient cosmologies to Indigenous sci-fi, and from environmental justice to artificial intelligence. Art & Science Collide will share groundbreaking research, create indelible experiences for the public, and generate new ways of understanding our complex world. PST ART is presented by Getty. For more information about PST ART: Art & Science Collide, please visit pst.art.

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PST ART is presented by Getty. For more information about PST ART: Art & Science Collide, please visit: pst.art
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Seeing the Unseeable: Data, Design, Art, at ArtCenter participated in the PST ART Climate Impact Program, a groundbreaking integration of climate action, community building, and data reporting. Learn more at pst.art/climate