The College of Liberal Arts' University Forum lecture series presents "A Brilliant Violet Flash: Color Lessons from Nuclear Weapons Tests" a talk by Eric LoPresti.

What color is an atomic blast, and what does that mean for us in 2018? In this wide-ranging presentation, Brooklyn-based artist Eric LoPresti discusses his artwork, contemporary theories of aesthetics and how thinking about color vision can change our understanding of nuclear weapons.

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