TWELVE EARTHS SITE VISIT DOCUMENTATION
This past Summer, Michael Jones McKean was able to visit one of Twelve Earths’ sites to spend time with a group of archaeologists that have been working on an excavation site for over 20 years.
EMERGENCE: A GENEALOGY CURATORS IN CONVERSATION
Moderator Dr. Yewande Pearse joins Annie Fischer, Antajuan Scott and Stacy Switzer for a lively conversation offering an introduction to the world of Emergence, a project about art, biology, bodies and futures.
MEET: CHRISTOPHER HSIEH
Fathomers’ summer Curatorial Intern as part of the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program will joining the team this fall.
FATHOMERS IN ARTNEWS
Along with Emergence: A Genealogy Co-Curator Antajuan Scott, Fathomers has been featured in the latest issue of ARTnews exploring organizations and artists pushing the boundaries of culture through Art x Science!
EMERGENCE LEARNING LIBRARY
As Fathomers explores research for Emergence, we share a running list of books, docs, zines, and other resources that have captured our attention.
STUDIO TOUR: MICHAEL JONES MCKEAN
The definition of the “work space” has become a point of focus in this past year of pandemic adjustment. Join artist Michael Jones McKean as he reflects on what his studio means to him and Twelve Earths as a whole.
FUTURES PLAY
Afro-Rithms sees an explosion of activity in 2021, with gameplay rippling out to reach partners at Stanford, Harvard, SUNY Buffalo, and the international Science Gallery network.
WE’RE HIRING!
Apply to join Fathomers for the summer as part of the 2021 Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship program.
CARE POLITICS
Qianze Zhang talks with Sage Ni’Ja Whitson about The Unarrival Experiments and gestures of ritual, protest, and care.
NEA GRANT
The National Endowment for the Arts approves an Art Works grant to Fathomers for the development of The Unarrival Experiments, an ongoing project by artist Sage Ni’Ja Whitson.
PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
Fathomers has been awarded a Pacific Standard Time research grant for Emergence, a bioart survey to be presented at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in fall 2024.
WEB LAUNCH
Michael Jones McKean unveils the website for his planetary sculpture, Twelve Earths.
COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE
Fathomers is pleased to announce support for the publication of Agnieszka Kurant: Collective Intelligence, a conceptual monograph of the most recent decade of the artist’s work.
DIGITAL AFRO-RITHMS
The Afro-Rithms team pivots to creating a digital version of the game in 2020.
THE ALTERNATIVE ART SCHOOL
Fathomers is proud to support an artist scholarship for the inaugural class of the Alternative Art School.
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MEET: QIANZE ZHANG
Fathomers has a new intern as part of the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program.
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DARK MATTER CYPHER
As part of Sage Ni’Ja Whitson’s project The Unarrival Experiments, the Dark Matter Cyphers bring together a range of artists, scholars, musicians, and scientists to experiment wildly in and about the dark.
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SCIENCE SPEED DATING: THE VIDEO!
Recapping an event to promote more accurate science representation in film and TV projects — and greater Black representation among scientists.