Art & science

A science-fiction story telling the rise and fall of a fantasized totalitarian global state.

The first monographic book of the Belgium interdisciplinary art studio for architecture and urbanism LAb[au].

Conceived as an homage to Musique Concrète pioneer Pierre Schaeffer's Solfège de l'objet sonore, Dataphonics is a project that focuses on the relationship between the data of sound and the sound of data. The work deploys frequencies at the very edges of human hearing, sounds that, as Ryoji Ikeda explains, “the listener becomes aware of only upon their disappearance.”

Conceived as an homage to Musique Concrète pioneer Pierre Schaeffer's Solfège de l'objet sonore, Dataphonics is a project that focuses on the relationship between the data of sound and the sound of data. The work deploys frequencies at the very edges of human hearing, sounds that, as Ryoji Ikeda explains, “the listener becomes aware of only upon their disappearance.”

A conference on the invention of perspective, Arab science and the art of the Renaissance.

The infinite monkey theorem states that a chimpanzee randomly typing on a typewriter will sooner or later end up composing a sonnet by Shakespeare. Pierre Senges carries the metaphor further with this ethological tale illustrated by Nicolas de Crécy.

First translation in French of a major work by British social anthropologist.

The central role of female body in the history of anatomy, beyond the historiographical "taboo" around the religious prohibition.

A series of works by international artists presented in the style of a natural history museum collection.

From Open Reel to Multichannel.

An artist book documenting a selection of Gréaud's works, with a special contribution by Daniel Birnbaum.

This comprehensive catalogue documents for the first time Klaus Weber's oeuvre and reveals a recurring sense of limit-experiences: accidents, organism mutations, altered states, incursions from the outside.

A complete overview of a pioneer in the field of interactive electronic and musical sculpture's work, with numerous illustrations, texts, and an audio CD with musical installations recordings.

This special issue brings together literary narratives on Europe and outer space, written by thirty authors from the European Union. Each short story is published both in original version and French version.

This artist's book proposes to construct a “mental space” through a narrative—mixing ravers, science-fiction and comic strips—presented through illuminations in the style of old children's books.

A major contribution, by German philosoph and art historian Horst Bredekamp, to the current debate on the 'tree of life' in evolutionary biology. The essay deals with the aesthetic and political dimension of the coral, in Darwin's system a model of anarchic evolution which opposes the hierarchical metaphor of the tree.

A documentary conceived by the artist from the starting point of a former exhibition whose lightning system is made to flicker at a frequency of 7.8 hz. A compilation of dark-pop music from the eighties and the nineties emphazises the artist's capture of the flashing apparatus.

This first monograph presenting an exhaustive selection of the artwork of Tobias Putrih illuminates the thought and methodology of the artist.

The libretto for an opera of a new genre: the most ambitious project of French artist Loris Gréaud.

The libretto for an opera of a new genre: the most ambitious project of French artist Loris Gréaud (available in English edition).

Artist book.

Artist's book: experiment with graphics, painting, performance, and installation.

At the junction of art and science, Life Extreme intends to present new living beings created by man, beings no longer produced solely by “nature”. This poetic proposition takes the form of a guide to new lives among the most astonishing that have appeared at the beginning of the Twenty-first century.

At the junction of art and science, Life Extreme intends to present new living beings created by man, beings no longer produced solely by “nature”. This poetic proposition takes the form of a guide to new lives among the most astonishing that have appeared at the beginning of the Twenty-first century.

In this essay, Franck Leibovici attempts to describe how information technologies can serve as tools in our lives. Illustrated with examples taken from the scientific, political and artistic spheres, his reflection leads to a new division between art and science.

19 short stories related to the various ways of investigating space.

Both an artist's book and a catalogue raisonné of Swiss artist's prints: the publication on the one hand recreates on the offset plates the construction of images in his works and, on the other hand, documents the development of bodies of works and themes.

Exploring the boundaries of scientific practice and art.

Exhibition catalogue.

20 epistolary short stories highlighting the spatial dimension of a specific word.

The quest for unknown, rumored, or hidden animals.

Details shows a succession of scenes filmed in static shots, appearing behind words letters cut on a black screen, giving the word the function of the frame and therefore rephrasing the link between language and image.

Drawing upon the classic notion that flowers are imbued with meanings and a specific set of semantics with idealistic and hopeful connotations, Sicily-based artist Aleksandra Mir has edited and revised the botanical code in a more socially relevant fashion.

An impersonal autobiography (artist's book).

This first issue commemorates the century of Jules Verne's death with a focus on contemporary scientific narratives dealing with the notion of space.

Miss Marie le Masson Le Golft (1749-1826) is known as the lady who noted Nature.

Drawings.

An exploration of the body in contemporary culture (artist's book / collection of texts).

An “anti-humanist” musical piece, overlaying Klaus Weber's voice and frequency ranges defined in relation to the hearing of cricket (limited edition).

A reproduction of handwritten notes, accompanied with sketches, in which Fabrice Hyber explains his conception of the role of art and artists. The limited edition is accompanied by an unique artwork, made on its case.

A reproduction of handwritten notes, accompanied with sketches, in which Fabrice Hyber explains his conception of the role of art and artists.

Reference monograph.

Artist's book.

48 cats drawings.

An artistic reflexion on science and images.

Various documentary approaches of Fabrice Hyber's work and an original video work conceived for this DVD.