The Starry Messenger: Visions of the universe
Exhibition at Compton Verney, Warwickshire, UK, until 10 September 2006 ()
TAKING its title from Galileo’s book The Starry Messenger, this perfectly curated exhibition explores our fascination with the universe, and how it has inspired scientific investigation and artistic imagination since the early 1600s. Artworks including an etching by William Blake are juxtaposed with 20th-century sci-fi comics and astronomical books and artefacts, conjuring up a lively interplay between science and art in the transmission and exploration of ideas about heavenly space.
