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ET Modern, my new museum/gallery, is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10.00am to 6.00pm, Thursdays until 8.00pm, 547 West 20th Street, corner of West 20th Street and 11th Avenue, in New York City's Chelsea art district, 212 206-0300. The first exhibit, Multiplicity, displays 70 pieces that reveal the enormous multiplicity of optical experiences generated by three-dimensional sculptures residing in varying light. Exhibit photographs here. ET interview about the museum/gallery with Scott Simon, NPR.
Edward Tufte gives artist's tours of his exhibit at ET Modern every Saturday, throughout the day from 10.00am to 6.00pm. If you would like a tour, just ask at the reception desk. |
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Edward Tufte lecture, "Amazing Rare Books" At ET Modern, ET will show special rare books from his library
to be auctioned at Christie's on December 2, 2010. He will discuss how those books participated in creating
his own books, especially Beautiful Evidence. These historic, beautiful, rare, important books on show include:
Galileo's Starry Messenger (1610), Hypnerotomachia (1499), Durer on measurement (1532), Cousin on perspective
(1560), Bayer's first accurate star atlas (1603), Playfair on statistical graphics (1785), and two of Picasso's artists books.
Free lecture at ET Modern on Thursday November 18 at 7.00pm, and again on Friday November 19 at 2.00pm.
Free lecture at Christie's (where all 200 books will be on view) on Monday November 29 at 2.00pm
and again on Tuesday November 30 at 2.00pm.
"Beautiful Evidence: The Library of Edward Tufte," auction at Christie's, Rockefeller Center, New York City,
December 2, 2010. About 200 rare books, including major works in the history of science, statistical graphics,
20th-century artists books, ET artworks, Sidereus Nuncius (1610), Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (1499).
Christie's electronic catalogue here (then click on slideshow or ecatalogue)
ET sculpture show (5 outdoor works) at George Champion Modern Shop, in Woodbury, Connecticut 06798.
FAX group show (5 ET prints): Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
February 17, 2011 - April 3, 2011. The New Galerie, Paris, France November 6, 2010 - December 18, 2010.
The Dowd Gallery, State University of New York, Cortland, New York, October 7, 2010 - December 10, 2010.
See ET exhibits for FAX, The Drawing Center, New York City.
For ET interviews, studio tours, artwork prices, please call Carolyn Williams at 203 250-7007.
Edward Tufte Presidential appointment announced by White House
NYTimes,
Business Week,
Newsweek,
Washington Post 1,
Washington Post 2,
NPR
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