media
19/01/2021
Hatje Cantz
Albert-László Barabási’s research has changed the way the world understands networks. For twenty-five years, he and his colleagues at the BarabásiLab have been developing the visual vocabulary of complexity, inspired by his pioneering research on everything from protein interactions to the spread of fake news. Their 2-D visualizations and 3-D data sculptures have enabled us to see how the complex systems that govern our lives actually function. Hidden Patterns documents the evolution of the BarabásiLab’s visual language. Published on the occasion of a retrospective exhibition of the BarabásiLab’s work, which will debut at the Ludwig Museum in Budapest and then travel to ZKM | Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, Germany, this large-scale, richly illustrated compendium features dozens of full-color visualizations together with commentary and curatorial insights by leading voices in the worlds of art and design.