from artists like David Lynch and Patti Smith to mathematicians like Cédric Villani and Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, Mathematics: A Beautiful Elsewhere is a true meeting of minds at the Fondation Cartier in Paris. investigating core mathematical principles and proofs from a refreshing visual perspective, the exhibition invites you to follow your own path into the world of numbers. the show and satellite events run until 18 March, and if you’re not heading to Paris before then, the accompanying publication dips into everything from multiple infinities and π to the Planck and Herschel satellites and why a jaguar’s skin is elegantly punctuated with inky patterns (chemical morphogenesis, of course) – all succinctly defined by an equation or two

Heat Diffusion (Fourier’s equation), image from the film by Beatriz Milhazes and BUF, Mathematical paradises, 2011. Artwork BUF Exhibition Mathematics: A Beautiful Elsewhere, presented from October 21, 2011 to March 18, 2012 at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris.

Sea Waves (wave equation), image from the film by Beatriz Milhazes and BUF, Mathematical paradises, 2011. Artwork BUF Exhibition Mathematics: A Beautiful Elsewhere, presented from October 21, 2011 to March 18, 2012 at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris.
 
 

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