Art: Photography Brought to Light: Photography and the Invisible, 1840-1900

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SFMOMA's new exhibit explores the sublime new worlds that opened when photography was first invented in the early 19th century, exploring the ways it led to a cross-pollination of science and art. Photography enabled the ever-curious scientist — and, by extension, the layperson — to look into the micro-universes of the human skeleton and tissue structure as well as at the unfathomably large cosmos. Works by pioneers such as Eadweard Muybridge (motion study), Eduard Valenta (X-rays), and Louis Darget (pseudo-scientific shots of the occult) are featured among the 200-plus vintage images on display.

– Ilya Tovbis

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