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• This Is (Not) Art: Insights into the Origins of Art, Its Connection to Science and the Makings of a Masterpiece

  Nina Gavrish, a prominent art historian, has recently gave an open lecture in St. Petersburg. An educational programs coordinator and researcher at the Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, in This Is (Not) Art Nina Gavrish moots the open-for-debate questions on the definition of art and what can be considered as civilizational legacy and world-class chefs-d’œuvre. The lecture was followed by a discussion on contemporary art and its new genres, including Science Art. ITMO.NEWS put down the keynotes.

  30.08.2019

• How Russian and French Researchers are Helping to Restore Classic Art

  Terahertz radiation is a type of electromagnetic radiation located within the frequency spectrum between infrared and radio. It passes well through a variety of materials and is harmless to humans, which opens up a wide range of its possible applications. Researchers at ITMO University are actively working on this subject in collaboration with their French colleagues. Together, the scientists are developing a pulsed terahertz spectrometer for application in the analysis and restoration of artworks. Read more about the project and how terahertz technology lets scientists explore art in the article below.

  18.07.2019

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: AI at the Hermitage

  What makes Artificial Intelligence human? Maybe art holds the answers... (or it's just pretty).

  28.06.2019

• Smoke and Mirrors: ITMO’s Lighting Designers to Present Projects at Light Nights in Gatchina Festival

  Why technologies matter but maybe not so much, what inspires the creative youth of today, and how better to use lighting designers’ main tool of trade: these are some of the questions ITMO.NEWS asked the students and graduates of ITMO University’s Master’s program in Lighting Design. Their innovative projects were selected as art residents of this year’s international festival “Light Nights in Gatchina”, which will take place on August 16-17. 

  03.06.2019

• Stanford U.S.-Russia Forum: How Science Communication Helps Bridge Divide Between the Nations

  2019 marks the end of the 10th Stanford US-Russia Forum. SURF, as it is also known, is an exchange program for Russian and American students, postdocs, and researchers from the two nations’ top universities, during which the participants can discuss the key topics of US-Russia relations and suggest ways to improve them. Daria Denisova, the deputy head of ITMO University’s Science Communication Center, spoke with ITMO.NEWS about her experience of working on a space project with an MIT researcher, meeting with NASA staff, exploring historical records in the Hoover Tower, and visiting a historical Russian fortress in Fort Ross, California.

  07.05.2019

• Places to See: Modern and Contemporary Art in St. Petersburg

  St. Petersburg is renowned around the world for its centuries-old cathedrals, palaces, museums, and the rich variety of antique art that they contain. But when it comes to modern and contemporary examples, the city offers everyone – from laymen to experts – plenty of opportunities to experience a different point of view. 

  19.04.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: March 23-24

  Catch the exhibition of Frida Kahlo’s works, listen to classical music at St. Isaac’s Cathedral, and go to space at the Virtual Reality World show! Here is our weekly list of the best events taking place in St. Pete this weekend.

  20.03.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: January 19-20

  This weekend is packed with all sorts of art exhibitions to fit any taste, so pick the one you like most or mix it all up!

  16.01.2019

• The Hermitage: Getting the Full Picture

  Art is never boring. You just need to approach it right to fall under its spell. What you’ll be rewarded with is a whole new (but at the same time, wonderfully age-old) world of beauty, nuance, character, and history, as well as a potentially great new hobby and topic for small talk when the weather just doesn’t cut it anymore. How do I find that approach, you ask then? Here's how to make museum-going less of a yawn and more of a yay, through the example of Russia’s (no hard feelings) best museum, the State Hermitage.

  07.12.2018

• Civilization Historian, Cyber Security Ace, Filmmaker: Who’s Who at ITMO’s New Art&Science Program

  This academic year marks the start of ITMO University’s brand-new Art&Science Master’s program, Russia’s first-ever education program exploring the cutting-edge field of scientific art. Taught in English, the program combines the resources of the university’s state-of-the-art laboratories with the expertise of leading Russian and international art specialists. Art enthusiasts from Russia and all over the world came to St. Petersburg to study contemporary art, art entrepreneurship, execution of high-tech art projects, museum and exhibition management, and many other innovative fields that have only just started to emerge on the market. At a meeting with the program supervisor, a Russian art expert and head of the Department of Contemporary Art at the State Hermitage Museum Dimitri Ozerkov, ITMO.NEWS talked to the program participants to find about the fields they come from and expectations they have for their studies.

  08.10.2018