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# Art of Scent
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/art-of-scent/
- Published: 2012-12-04T12:48:55.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-16T12:00:10.000Z
- Description: A new show looking at the artistry behind smells, perfumes and odours.
- Author: Joe Iley
- Tags: Seeds, Art & Design, Technology, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:15

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With much of art's propensity to appeal to the visual, the other senses are often ignored. Perhaps the most criminally neglected is the sense of smell. Architects, putting on a very un-architectural show, [Diller Scofidio and Renfro](http://www.dsrny.com/?ref=protein.xyz) are attempting to rectify this oversight, or perhaps, oversmell, with their latest exhibition at the [Museum of Art and Design](http://www.madmuseum.org/?ref=protein.xyz) in New York. Tracing the developments of perfumery over the last two centuries the show invites visitors to chart the evolution of olfactory artistry in an environment that relies on sound and visuals as little as possible. Using high tech delivery systems that shoot a dry burst of a scent when someone places their heads in one of many dimples on wall around the show, the exhibition aims to broaden perceptions of how art can be experienced and understood.

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