Can words ever be neutral? How do the words we use reflect, affect and infect our reality? What about words we choose to omit? Join us for a conversation about why words matter in this forthcoming MoMA R&D Salon hosted by Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator, Architecture & Design at MoMA.
With presentations by (in alphabetical order):
Fred Benenson – Kickstarter Fellow and author of Emoji Dick, an emoji translation of Herman Melville’s classic Moby Dick, which later became the first emoji book acquired by The Library of Congress;
Isha Datar – Pioneer in the field of cellular agriculture, CEO of New Harvest and MIT Media Lab Director’s Fellow;
Jenna Freedman – Academic librarian and author whose research interest focuses on the intersections of power and library systems and structures;
Lena Herzog – Documentary, fine art photographer and director of Last Whispers, a project about the mass extinction of languages.
The presentations will be accompanied by the screening of a series of 1-minute videos cut specifically for Salon 25 by – in alphabetical order – Sara Bodinson, Karthik Dinakar, Mark Fettes, Anne F. Garréta, Janice Kamrin, Shigetaka Kurita, Emma Ramadan and Romon K Yang (aka Rostarr).
MoMA R&D is made possible by Allianz.
__
Subscribe for our latest videos, and invitations to live events: http://mo.ma/subscribe
Explore our collection online: http://mo.ma/art
Plan your visit in-person: http://mo.ma/visit
The comments and opinions expressed in this video are those of the speaker alone, and do not represent the views of The Museum of Modern Art, its personnel, or any artist.
#art #museumofmodernart #moma #museum #modernart
source
