Exploring Twin Quasar: On Art, Science, and Virtual Worlds
Thurs, May 22, 2025
12–1 pm
Ashley Zelinskie, still from Twin Quasar, 2024
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Join artist Ashley Zelinskie and Christiane Paul, the Whitney’s Curator of Digital Art, for a conversation in the virtual world of Zelinskie’s work Twin Quasar. Accessible in the Whitney Museum Virtual Landscape on the MONA platform, Twin Quasar explores intersections between science and art history by turning two works from the Whitney’s collection into navigable 3D models and drawing parallels between phenomena in physics and the artist’s exploration of space and form. The conversation explores the work’s conceptual and technical creation process and the potential of using virtual worlds as gallery spaces. Other topics include the artistic practice of “sci-art” and the challenges of balancing art historical context and scientific research.
The Whitney welcomes attendees to watch the in-world conversation. Following the discussion, attendees are invited to explore the artworks in the virtual space on MONA.