Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 09:43AM 
In the new unit on the Qing emperors' rural retreat—plundered and destroyed by British and French forces at the close of the 2nd Opium War—an interactive map reveals just what a loss this paradise was.
Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 12:39PM 
New on MIT Visualizing Cultures: the China albums (1873-1874) of John Thomson, the first Western photographer to depict the interior of China.
• a visually detailed essay by Professor Allen Hockley, Dartmouth College
• visual narratives that reveal the themes in Thomson's albums
• a complete reproduction of Thomson's four Illustrations of China and Its People albums
View "John Thomson's China" on Visualizing Cultures, starting with the essay
Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 12:38PM 
Otto Piene's Light Ballet & Fire Paintings, 1960-1967
April 6 - May 23, 2010, Sperone Westwater, NYC
Otto was director of MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies for many years (and my thesis advisor). A major book on his art work and influence on environmental art is nearing final preparation.