Diskussionsrunde an der Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der
Wissenschaftem zu: "Neue Wege zur Wissenschaft"

Within the program "New ways to Science" the Schering Foundation invites
you to a lecture by Eduardo Kac. The Brazilian artist and theorist,
Eduardo Kac, is concidered to be one of the most famous media artists of
the last two decades. He operates at the interface of art and genetic
engineering. With his work Kac creates a new art form: the concept of
Transgenic Art. By creating transgenic animals, e.g. GFP Bunny (2000), a
green-glowing rabbit, and integrating them domestically and socially, it
is Kac´s declared intention to draw attention to the cultural effects
and implications of a technology that is not visually accessible and
bring these to the public´s attention for debate.

Program

Welcome
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Günter Stock (Member of the Board of Executive
Directors, Schering AG, Berlin)

Introduction
Prof. Dr. Horst Bredekamp (Humboldt University and Institute for
Advanced Study, Berlin)

Presentation
Eduardo Kac (The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA)
"Life Transformation - Art Mutation"

Roundtable Discussion
"Art at the forefront of Science"

Participants:
Prof. Dr. Horst Bredekamp, Eduardo Kac, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Günter Stock,
Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (Max Planck Institute for the History of
Science, Berlin), Moderation: PD Dr. Michael Hagner (Max Planck
Institute for the History of Science, Berlin)

Monday 20 th October 2003, at 5 p.m. Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie
der Wissenschaften, Leibniz Saal, Markgrafenstraße 38, 10117 Berlin.

Contact:
Ingeborg Reichle M.A.
Kunstgeschichtliches Seminar
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
D-10099 Berlin
Sitz: Dorotheenstr. 28
Tel.: 030-2093-4301
Fax : 030-2093-4209