Photo Gallery: When Artists Take Over the Science Fair

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By Eliza Strickland
Jun 12, 2010 12:32 AMNov 20, 2019 3:09 AM

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Who doesn't miss the excitement, the curiosity, the baking soda volcanoes of the typical grade-school science fair? Even the cutting-edge artists behind NYC's Flux Factory got a little nostalgic recently, and decided to host a science fair of their own--but the displays are decidedly atypical, and there's nary a volcano in sight. Try quantum physics and robots instead. The science fair art exhibit was inspired by "the similarity between the creative and scientific process," according to the organizers. And did we mention the trophies? Shiny awards were handed out to artists at an award ceremony last night for the best projects in such categories as "Big Violence," "Most Empirically Rebellious," and "Most Metaphysically Pursued."

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Science Fair runs through this weekend, so head over to Queens to check it out. Or you can click through this gallery for a selection of our favorite projects.

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