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Tristan Duke is transdisciplinary artist known for synthesizing methodologies from disparate fields to create startling inventions, sublime aesthetic experiences, and new modes of inquiry. He is the inventor of the hologram vinyl record ¬and has created original hologram artwork for albums and soundtrack releases ranging from Jack White and Guns ‘n Roses to Star Wars. He is Co-founder of the Optics Division a collective devoted to recontextualizing photography as a land-based medium and social practice. He has lectured widely, including at the MIT Media Lab, Getty Museum, the de Young Museum, the Exploratorium, and others. His work has been exhibited internationally including: The 59th Venice Biennale Collateral Exhibition; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA); The Exploratorium, DePaul Art Museum, The George Eastman Museum; Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA); Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MoCAD); Les Rencontres d'Arles; and the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum. You can find Tristan on Instagram @duke_tristan.
Website: tristanduke.com
Instagram: instagram.com/duke_tristan
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0:00 - Intro
1:39 - Kapton tape: kaptontape.com/1_Mil_Kapton_Tapes.php
7:30 - Black spray foam: greatstuff.dupont.com/products/greatstuff-multipurpose-black.html
11:31 - Ink Bird temperature controller: inkbird.com/collections/temperature-controllers
16:06 - Zotero digital assistant software: zotero.org
23:44 - Aperture Lucida: https://www.exploratorium.edu/video/aperture-lucida-tristan-duke
For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/tristan-duketransdisciplinary-artist-part-1
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Tristan Duke is transdisciplinary artist known for synthesizing methodologies from disparate fields to create startling inventions, sublime aesthetic experiences, and new modes of inquiry. He is the inventor of the hologram vinyl record ¬and has created original hologram artwork for albums and soundtrack releases ranging from Jack White and Guns ‘n Roses to Star Wars. He is Co-founder of the Optics Division a collective devoted to recontextualizing photography as a land-based medium and social practice. He has lectured widely, including at the MIT Media Lab, Getty Museum, the de Young Museum, the Exploratorium, and others. His work has been exhibited internationally including: The 59th Venice Biennale Collateral Exhibition; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA); The Exploratorium, DePaul Art Museum, The George Eastman Museum; Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA); Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MoCAD); Les Rencontres d'Arles; and the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum. You can find Tristan on Instagram @duke_tristan.
Website: tristanduke.com
Instagram: instagram.com/duke_tristan
TOOLS:
0:00 - Intro
1:39 - Kapton tape: kaptontape.com/1_Mil_Kapton_Tapes.php
7:30 - Black spray foam: greatstuff.dupont.com/products/greatstuff-multipurpose-black.html
11:31 - Ink Bird temperature controller: inkbird.com/collections/temperature-controllers
16:06 - Zotero digital assistant software: zotero.org
23:44 - Aperture Lucida: https://www.exploratorium.edu/video/aperture-lucida-tristan-duke
For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/tristan-duketransdisciplinary-artist-part-1
If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four Favorite Tools: Fantastic tools by 150 notable creators, available in both Color or B&W on Amazon: geni.us/fourfavoritetools
To sign up to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/qc496XB6bGbrAEKK7
