Leonardo da Vinci 500 Years On: Visions of Future Imaginaries

Description

*Cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances*

Developed through an interdisciplinary partnership between the Centre for Global Knowledge Studies (CRASSH, Cambridge) and the Material Balance research group (Department of Architecture, Politecnico di Milano) this exhibition celebrates the technical imaginaries of Leonardo da Vinci on the 500th anniversary of his death, with reproductions of da Vinci’s portfolios from the Historical Library of Politecnico di Milano and an interactive art installation to explore future imaginaries of sense and technique.

Organisers: Inanna Hamati-Ataya (Cambridge), Ingrid Paoletti (Milan), Marta d’Alessandro (Milan). Organised by gloknos at CRASSH.

This exhibition is part of the University of Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2019.

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gloknos is initially funded for 5 years by the European Research Council through a Consolidator Grant awarded to Dr Inanna Hamati-Ataya for her project ARTEFACT (2017-2022). ARTEFACT is funded by the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (ERC grant agreement no. 724451). For information about gloknos or ARTEFACT please contact the administrator in the first instance.