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This exhibit displays historic and contemporary images of medical and surgical procedures. The contemporary images combine authentic color photographs with the artistry of digital photo processing to describe the movement, drama and personalities of surgical care, traversing a visual space between documentary and dream.

                                                                                
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Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), the fin de siècle Viennese art nouveau painter and illustrator, was the son of a gold engraver. In 1894, Klimt gained recognition when he was commissioned to create three ceiling murals for the University of Vienna, Philosophy (1900), Medicine (1901) and Jurisprudence (1902). However, his composition studies were regarded as too radical and pornographic and the murals were never displayed. Klimt is also known for being the cofounder of the Vienna Secession movement (Wiener Sezession) which furthered his eclectic synthesis of classicism, realism and symbolism.

Love and death, Eros and Thanatos, are dominant themes in Klimt’s paintings. His stylish women display elegant gold decorations and erotic shapes which then dissolve into Byzantine mosaic abstractions. Klimt's paintings have brought some of the highest prices for individual works of art.

The image shows a robot-assisted surgery to remove a tumor beneath the tongue. The goggles define a human head which then dissolves into a maze of gold and blue mosaic streaks of plastic drapes and robotic arms. (2010)

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