David Byrne
“(Nothing But) Flowers” — 1988, Talking Heads
03:16 minutes; TEDTalk February, 2010
Accompanied by Thomas Dolby & String Quartet Ethel

(Source: ted.com)

Math + Art

Mathematics: A Beautiful Elsewhere Exhibit
The Foundation Cartier, Paris
Oct. 21, 2011 – March 18, 2012 

Nine artists and nine mathematicians /scientists have intermingled their ideas to translate the abstract into a luscious viewing excursion, or, as the curators write:

A geometric, algebraic, artistic and cinematographic mosaic that gives everyone a chance to experience fragments of mathematical beauty.

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