Insights from the Experts: SU Faculty Share Favorite “BioArt” Works by Eduardo KacPress

Syracuse University professors comment on notable “BioArt” creations by renowned artist Eduardo Kac, who will be the keynote speaker for the Kashi and Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture on October 24.

Oct. 2, 2024, by Dan Bernardi

Artist Eduardo Kac will share highlights from his career at the 2024 Kashi and Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture.

This year’s Kashi and Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities will feature Eduardo Kac, a pioneer of “BioArt” which is a sub-genre at the intersection of science and art.

Kac is an internationally renowned contemporary artist, whose works appear at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Tate Modern art gallery in London and the Museo Reina Sofía in Spain. During his talk, “Rockets for the Sake of Poetry,” scheduled for October 24, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Life Sciences Atrium, he will revisit key highlights in his career, with emphasis on his body of artwork dealing with outer space.