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The Hood Museum of Art hosted a thought-provoking conversation concerning the significance of Sonia Landy Sheridan’s oeuvre in today’s digital world during a lunchtime gallery talk on Tuesday, November 3. Mary Flanagan, Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor in Digital Humanities at Dartmouth College, and Katherine Hart, Associate Director and Barbara C. and Harvey P. Hood 1918 Curator of Academic Programming, led the discussion by offering new perspectives on and approaches to the exhibition. Sheridan was present to personally answer questions regarding her work and its relationship to digital contemporary art. She discussed her forward-thinking creativity, which inspired her to use early imaging machines to create artworks expressing her fascination with innovative technology. She also addressed how digital art expands and redefines “conventional” artistic methods. Like artists of centuries past that embraced the technical improvements of their time, such as a newly available rare pigment, Sheridan’s use of the early imaging machines has expanded what we recognize as artistic tools. Lastly, the implications of our current increased exposure to images through computers were discussed. This topic raised thought-provoking questions about what digital art might become in the future and how the value of images may change. An Introductory Tour of The Art of Sonia Landy Sheridan will be held on Saturday, November 21, at 2:00 P.M. All are welcome to come join us!
For more information about the tour please visit our calendar online at http://hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu/calendar/.
