Yandong Li

Bio

Yandong Li is a PhD Candidate in Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Washington. He works at the intersection of media theory, design and material culture, and ecoculture. He is also enrolled in the graduate certificate of STSS (Science, Technology, and Society Studies) at UW.

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Mei Foo Lamps: Standard Oil’s Old Technology and New Frontier

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At the top of the Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, an exhibition designated “New Frontiers” showcases digital art and design works that are “technology-forward” and “innovative.” [1] The exhibition borrows its title from the Rockefeller Center’s inaugural arts program of the same name, led by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, the co-founder of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (Schneider, “New Frontiers”). More than half a century ago, at the same building, Socony-Vacuum, one of the legacies of John D...

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