The Korzo Theatre in The Hague, founded over a century ago, the Netherlands‘ largest dance production house presented the premiere of “Gömböc” by French choreographer Antonin Comestaz on September 9th 2020. The solo dance was perfomed by the prominent Japanese artist Ema Yuasa. According to the review of arts critique portal Movements Exposed, Comestaz used the Gömböc as a metaphor of the human soul, the dance illustrates a journey…
The world’s most cited scientific journal, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published an article by four scientists (three Hungarian, one American). The researchers bring mathematical, mechanical and geological arguments to vindicate Plato‘s theory according to which the Earth is made of cubes. The granite wall in the image above shows a fracture pattern which can…
Contemporary art gallery Lawrie Shabibi is located in the new complex on Alserkal Avenue which recently became an arts and culture district for Dubai with lineup of galleries, facilities and platforms. On January 20th 2020 Lawrie Habibi presented Vivien Zhang‘s solo exhibition Soft Borders. Zhang’s paintings present a cultural and geographical fluidity that questions the multi-layered nature of contemporary culture, the casual…
The oral administration of insulin has been a hotly investigated research topic since decades. The main obstacle in administering the drug in pills is that stomach acids brake down the drug before it can take effect. As a recent study in Science claims, a team from MIT and Harvard has now developed a capsule containing a small needle made of compressed insulin, which…
America’s Cup is the world’s oldest and arguably most famous sailing trophy which is awarded to the winner of match races between two sailing yachts. These boats are constructed based on specific, strict rules set separately for each race. In recent times the race was held every 4 years and in 2017 the final match was…
Long March Space, one of Beijing’s leading, internationally recognized “blue-chip” galleries for contemporary art hosted the solo exhibition “Codespace” of Vivien Zhang between September 8th – November 4th 2018. With this exhibit, the artist joined the narrow elite being represented by the world-renowned Gallery. Curating the exhibition in the monumental, 2500 square metre space posed a formidable challenge, however,…
The Royal Institution is among the world’s most established centres for research and scientific education. Founded in 1799 by the leading British scientists of the age including Henry Cavendish. The institution still serves as a leading center for research and popularization of science, including the Christmas Lectures founded by Michael Faraday. Lectures are delivered in the famous Auditorium and on January 19th…
As of March 1st 2018, London’s leading contemporary art gallery, the Lisson Galllery hosts the exhibition“The Self Righting of All Things” by Ryan Gander. The Gömböc plays a central role in this art exhibition and the largest installation, occupying two floors of Lisson Gallery, includes actual Gömböc shapes. At the start of the exhibition, the top half of the gallery is…
The only museum dedicated to mathematics in North America, the award-winning National Museum of Mathematics in New York City is running a science shop. Recently, the management of the shop decided to expand their portfolio by adding Gomboc models. Link to Gömböc in the museum’s shop:
Following the example of the Tokyo Embassy, the Hungarian Embassy in Bangkok decided to launch the permanent exhibition “Smart Hungary”, introducing renowned inventions and innovations from Hungary. The exhibition was opened in the library of Chulalongkorn University. The Gömböc is on display among iconic inventions like the dynamo, Rubik’s Cube and the ballpoint pen. The brochure of the exhibition may be viewed here. The exhibition was…
