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Thursday, June 22, 2006 12:00 AM

The artist as mad scientist

She is an intellectual and emotional storm. Her renowned public artworks are reshaping the ways we think about science. Activist, environmentalist and former rock promoter Natalie Jeremijenko turns the art world upside down.
By Kevin Berger

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  • Friday, June 23, 2006 04:14 AM

    environmentalist?

    You allowed someone to call herself an environmentalist, and in the same breath tell you that she commutes once a week from New York to San Diego.

    Does she (do you) think that jet fuel grows on organic farms? And is she so irreplacable in that second job that she feels justified in burning thousands of gallons of the stuff?

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