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Alien Art

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A view of the modest exhibit room.Photo: Keith Axline

See related story: Radio Signal Spawns 'Alien' Art

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Photo: Keith Axline
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Different version of Keats' own abstraction, derived from Magnes

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Keats installed a monitor for the strength of the CB radio signal in

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A view of the CB antenna Keats rigged out of two metal slinkies and

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In this piece, Keats has transformed SHGb02+14a into

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Version B connects the points from the signal using

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This piece applies vertical lines to the data points

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Here you can see Keats' thought process in creating

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Version C connects the points from SHGb02+14a to a central point

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The Judah L. Magnes museum looks like a haunted mansion

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