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Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Erick Meyenberg

Wednesday February 8, 2012
UCSD, Warren Lecture Hall, Room 2001
6:30pm, Free & Open to the Public

Utilizing LED lights, music and physical space, Erick Meyenberg presents a four-dimensional diagram of the genetic coding of Mexicans, from the Colonial period through today. Using 22 individuals as...

Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Gail Wight

Thursday February 2, 2012
UCSD, CALIT2, Auditorium
7:00pm, Free & Open to the Public

The obsession to make art is a neurological disease

In attempts to understand thinking, I have: made maps of various nervous systems, practiced art while under hypnosis, designed an artificial intelligence to read...

MFA Candidate Brianna Rigg Selected in Modern Painters 100 Artists to Watch

Modern Painters Presents 100 Artists to Watch

ARTINFO on December 26, 2011

It is our conviction that the people with the best eye for emerging artistic talent are other artists. So for this issue we asked the generous and discerning...

New Faculty Feature: Mariana Wardwell

“Activating hidden aspects of history,” is a central theme in the research and artwork of our newest faculty member, Mariana Razo Wardwell (a.k.a Mariana Botey). She conducts rigorous historical inquiry and sheds light upon unknown and sometimes controversial elements of the past. For example, in her current exhibition, running until January 29 at the...

Vis Arts At A Glance

The Visual Arts Department at UC San Diego encourages experimentation, innovation and risk-taking in scholarly and artistic production. We provide a unique environment for learning and research that crosses the boundaries between history, theory, and practice in the visual arts.

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