In Greek mythology Hermes

It is often assumed that reading about the lives of artists enhances our understanding of their work—and that their work reveals something about them—but the relationship between biography and art is rarely straightforward

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Learner is senior scientist for contemporary art research at the Getty Conservation Institute and former senior conservation scientist at Tate

Keep It Moving? Conserving Kinetic Art Picture Worlds In Greek mythology HermesEdited by Rachel Rivenc and Reinhard Bek Kinetic art not only includes movement but often depends on it to produce an intended effect and therefore fully realize its nature as art. It can take a multiplicity of forms and include a wide range of motion, from motorized and electrically driven movement to motion as the result of wind, light, or other sources of energy. Kinetic art emerged throughout the twentieth century and had its major developments in