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Josèfa Ntjam, Organic Nebula, 2019, carpet, photomontage. Collection of the artist.
The Art Museum at the University of Toronto presents artists’ experimentations with the contours of our unknown universe
An invisible matter is having a gravitational effect on everything. Without the gravity of this “dark” matter, galaxies would fly apart. Observational data in astroparticle physics indicate that it exists, but so far dark matter hasn’t been detected directly.
Given the contours of such an unknown, artists Nadia Lichtig, Josèfa Ntjam, Anne Riley, and Jol Thoms worked with the physicists, chemists, and engineers who are contributing to the search for dark matter at SNOLAB's underground ... view more »
ADMISSION INFO
Admission to the Art Museum is free. No advance registration is required.
INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*
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PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Curatorial Tour and Artist Performance
Saturday, September 17, 1pm–2pm
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery
Drift: Art and Dark Matter curator Sunny Kerr will lead us through the exhibition’s interdisciplinary themes, exploring how Drift’s artists approach dark matter. Following the tour, artist Nadia Lichtig will present an in-person engagement with her artwork Blank Spots, featured in Drift.
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Dark Matter and Metaphor: A Panel Discussion on Art and Astrophysics
Wednesday, September 21, 6pm–8pm
Online on Zoom
Join us for a panel discussion on the interdisciplinary potentials of astrophysics and art, featuring University of Toronto astrophysicists Renée Hložek, Miriam Diamond, and David Curtin alongside Queen’s University cultural studies scholar Elvira Hufschmid.
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Keynote: Karen Barad
Wednesday, September 28, 6pm–8pm
Online on Zoom
Professor Karen Barad from the University of California, Santa Cruz will speak to touch and alterity in a talk entitled “On Touching the Stranger Within—Material Wonderings/Wanderings.”
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LOCATION
7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3H3
PARKING INFO
Metered parking is available along Hoskin Avenue, King’s College Circle, Tower Road, Hart House Circle. Please visit the U of T Parking information site for up-to-date pricing and rates.