The League of Imaginary Scientists
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The League of Imaginary Scientists is an art organization founded in 2006 and located in Los Angeles, specializing in pataphysics, interactive art, and art/science collaborations.
History
[edit]The League of Imaginary Scientists was founded in 2006, in Los Angeles, California.[1] It has created artwork for many venues, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles,[2][3] The Museum of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen and the California Institute of the Arts. They were the recipients of the Apexart residency in 2009,[4][1] and the FUSE grant for development of site-specific art.
The principal members are:
- Dr. Hernandez-Gomez (Lucy Hernandez-Gomez, also known as Lucy H.G., or Lucy H.G. Solomon)[5]
- Dr. Stephan Schleidan (Steve Shoffner)
- Prof. William T. Madmann (Jeremy Speed Schwartz)
- Prof. J. Johansen (Matt Solomon)
- Prof. Troubadour (Leonard Trubia)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "League of Imaginary Scientists Wins Apexart Competition". Artforum. May 21, 2009. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
- ^ Hart, Hugh (January 6, 2011). "League of Imaginary Scientists Drills 'Wormhole' Into Museum". Underwire (Wired.com). Archived from the original on 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
- ^ Burrough, Xtine (2013-07-27). Foundations of Digital Art and Design with the Adobe Creative Cloud. New Riders. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-13-337448-3.
- ^ Ng, David (May 21, 2009). "Los Angeles-based alternative art group wins international competition". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
- ^ Ogul, David (July 24, 2017). "Melding Art and Science while Engaging Students". CSUSM. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
Further reading
[edit]- "HOT AIR: Data melted my glacier, a roly-poly played my piano, we started leavesdropping on trees". Visual Communication Quarterly. 23 (2): 122–128. April 2, 2016. doi:10.1080/15551393.2016.1203241. ISSN 1555-1393.