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 SJ Museum of Art - Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Ico 
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Saturday, April 12, 2008 through Sunday, October 19, 2008

Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon examines the development of robot iconography in fine art over the past 50 years. In 1920, the term robot was coined from a Czech word robota, which means tedious labor. Since then, the image and the idea of a robot have evolved remarkably from an awkward, mechanical creature to a sophisticated android with artificial intelligence and the potential for human-like consciousness. As robotic technology catches up with the wild imagination of science fiction novels, movies, and animation, dreams and fears anticipated in these stories may also become reality. Artists included in the exhibition have responded to the technological innovation with optimism, pessimism, and humor, presenting work that ultimately explores our ambivalent attitudes towards robots.

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Exhibit looks quite interesting.
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Sounds good.

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yeah. i want to go check it out. the person who runs gallery AD posted some pics on her flickr (well, i guess... don't click if you want to be surprised)

http://flickr.com/photos/cherrilakey/se ... 525964018/

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Ooh, thanks for the pics rhino.
Ooh, they got stuff by Feric.


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Looks kinda cool, maybe I'll go check it out.

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thanks for the pics. I completely forgot about this. I'm going to have to make a trip over there when I have time.

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Whoa! wtf? Joe? didn't you use to be whthalo? dean did it too. can i change mine to the artist-formerly-known-as-uberboy?

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