The Art of Seeing - States of Astronomy

Artists

Nikoloz Koplatadze, Grigol Nodia, Juliette George, Rodrigue de Ferluc, Iliazd, Max Ernst, Ernst Wilhelm Tempel

Press release

National Participation - Georgia

The Art of Seeing—States of Astronomy showcases 65 Maximiliana or the Illegal Practice of Astronomy, a 1964 work by Georgian artist, poet and editor Ilia Zdanevich (1894–1975) and Max Ernst (1891–1976), along with its related archives. The art book is dedicated to Wilhelm Ernst Tempel (1821–1889), a German astronomer and lithographer, known for his unconventional, sensual approach to astronomy, who was overlooked by contemporaries due to his lack of academic training.

Commissioner: Magda Guruli
Curators: Julia Marchand, David Koroshinadze