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Walter Lewin: Art through the Eyes of a Physicist. Physicist Walter Lewin shares his personal insights into major works of art from the first quarter of the 20th century. Known in the hallways of building 37 for his famous art contests, Lewin succumbs to pressure from students and colleagues to give this lecture as part of an IAP event in advance of trips to the Museum of Fine Arts and the Fogg Art Museum. This talk is centered on pioneering artists whose work changed the world. Lewin begins by providing a framework to understand pioneering art, by dispelling the myth of "beauty" in the artwork. An excerpt follows: "At the turn of the century we've reached a point that beauty is no longer an issue. Now you may find some of these works beautiful, but the intention of the artists that you've just seen, was definitely not to paint something that was beautiful. If you still think that the goal of 20th century art is to create something beautiful you might as well leave now.

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