Conjuring the Void
The Art of Black Holes
$73.98
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
2 December 2025
Summary
An evocative and richly illustrated exploration of modern art about black holes.
Inescapable and mysterious, black holes have long captured the imagination of visual artists, even before their existence was first confirmed in 1971. In Conjuring the Void, Lynn Gamwell explores this fascinating intersection of art and science. Starting with a chronological description of key developments in the science of black holes, Gamwell builds a foundation for the reader through visualiza…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262049962 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262049961 |
| Author: | Lynn Gamwell, Neil deGrasse Tyson |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 2 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.52kg |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 317mm x 241mm |
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“A stunning convergence of art and science that plumbs the depths of black holes, both cosmic and cultural … arrestingly beautiful.” – Kirkus
About The Author
Lynn Gamwell
Lynn Gamwell teaches the history of art, science, and mathematics at the School of Visual Arts in New York. She is the former director of the Art Museum of the State University of New York at Binghamton, a coauthor of Dreams 1900-2000, which won a 2000 Gradiva Award, and the author of Exploring the Invisible and Mathematics and Art.
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