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Posted: October 3, 2016

Shadow & Space

Two new exhibitions are on view at Orange Door, Chicago. Shadow & Space brings together painting and sculpture from the Foundation’s collection in which artists use unconventional materials to find new forms. Inspired by ...

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Posted: September 29, 2016

New Ways to See: Digital Art Criticism Now

November 29, 2016 – Christiane Paul and Nora Khan—recipients of the Thoma Foundation’s 2016 Arts Writing Awards in Digital Art—discussed current issues in digital art with Ian Cheng and Clement Valla, two artists on whose ...

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Posted: September 13, 2016

“The First Robot Artist”: On the Life and Work of Harold Cohen

In a conversation recorded at Art House, Santa Fe on August 6, 2016, author Pamela McCorduck and Thoma Foundation curator Jason Foumberg explore the life and legacy of English artist Harold Cohen (1928–2016), ...

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Posted: August 31, 2016

Collecting in the Age of Futurity

Friday, September 23, 2016 12 – 1 p.m. EXPO Chicago RSVP Required here CHICAGO, IL – Thoma Foundation founder Carl Thoma joins writers, collectors and curators  of digital art in conversation at EXPO Chicago ...

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Posted: August 22, 2016

Bruce Nauman’s Setting a Good Corner Travels to Oklahoma State University

STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA – Just in time for the start of the new academic year, Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources will host an artwork loan from the Thoma ...

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Posted: August 3, 2016

Connecting People: Jon Ippolito on Harold Cohen

Here’s one example of how our diverse art collection leads to connections between people and ideas: Jon Ippolito, the recipient of our 2015 Arts Writing Award in Digital Art to an established ...

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Posted: July 18, 2016

Thoma Foundation Announces Participation in EXPO Chicago

The Foundation announces our participation in this year’s EXPO Chicago Special Exhibitions program with a booth featuring Daniel Rozin’s Selfish Gene Mirror (2015) from the Foundation’s Digital Art collection. Visit us at Booth 120 ...

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Posted: July 16, 2016

Thoma Foundation Announces Research Fellow in Twentieth-Century Abstract Painting

The Foundation announces that Jennifer Cohen has been named our first Research Fellow in Twentieth-Century Abstract Painting. Jennifer is a Ph.D. Candidate in Art History at the University of Chicago where she ...

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Posted: July 9, 2016

Acquisition Highlight: Laura Splan’s Squint

Recently acquired by the Foundation, Laura Splan’s Squint is a contemporary tapestry that bridges our Digital and Op Art collections. Squint is a work of optical art, in the sense that the artist’s eye behaviors are ...

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Posted: July 6, 2016

LECTURE: Pamela McCorduck on Harold Cohen

“The First Robot Artist”: On the Life and Work of Harold Cohen and His Artificially Intelligent Painting Program Aaron Saturday August 6, 2016, 2-4 p.m. Art House, 231 Delgado Street, Santa Fe, NM ...

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