Image in Science and Art

We live today under the empire of image. After oral and written words, it seems that image acquires an unprecedented relevance. It dramatically determines our life, both our way of seeing the world and the way of performing our individual and collective existence. Is this a well grounded appreciation? What is the new status of image, if any? And, specifically, in Science and Art?

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