The exhibit “The Instrumental Image: Aerial Photography as Problem and Possibility,” on display at the Benton Museum from August 2023 to January 2024, examines the historical use of aerial photography in war, imperialism and surveillance.
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Ways of Seeing: Vija Celmins’ Night Sky at the Benton
Art columnist Nadia Hsu PO ‘27 writes about the drawing “Galaxy (Hydra),” as an object of devotion to looking.
Algorithms and organisms: Ken Rinaldo’s artistic exploration of technology and living systems
Ken Rinaldo, a celebrated artist, spoke at the Benton Museum of Art on Nov. 17 about his bio-art works, which meld technological and natural realms to analyze and amplify living systems. His work included robotic art installations and sound sculptures. His work addresses biological concerns and envisions interspecies and trans-species communication. The talk concluded with a workshop where participants created microbial self-portraits.
New Benton exhibition celebrates knowledge and how we get it
“Known & Understood: Selections from the Permanent Collection,” is assistant curator of collections Salim Moore’s first museum show.
New Pomona art museum set to open fall 2020
The new Pomona College Benton Museum of Art, more than triple the size of Pomona’s current museum, is scheduled to open in fall 2020, according to Comba. Its first exhibit will open Sept. 1.
Pitzer art exhibits emphasize prison reform
Pitzer features “Disruption! Art and the Prison Industrial Complex” and “Ashley Hunt: Degrees of Visibility”
Todd Gray’s layered artistry on display at Pomona College Museum of Art
Todd Gray: Euclidean Gris Gris opened at the Pomona College Museum of Art and features Gray’s photography archives.