Invisible colors : the arts of the atomic age /
The effects of radiation are invisible, but art can make it and its effects visible. Artwork created in response to the events of the nuclear era allow us to see them in a different way. In this book, the author explores the atomic age from the perspective of the arts, investigating atomic-related a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
MIT Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Leonardo book series.
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| Summary: | The effects of radiation are invisible, but art can make it and its effects visible. Artwork created in response to the events of the nuclear era allow us to see them in a different way. In this book, the author explores the atomic age from the perspective of the arts, investigating atomic-related art inspired by the work of Marie Curie, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the disaster at Fukushima and other episodes in nuclear history. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 463 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780262038546 0262038544 |