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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Leonardo and Leonardo Music Journal Archives Now Available on JSTOR<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>At the age of 40, Leonardo Da Vinci was living in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Milan</st1:place></st1:City> and just beginning to hit his stride. He was dreaming of creating “The Gran Cavallo” and the painting of “The Last Supper” was soon to be commissioned.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>On the eve of its 40<SUP>th</SUP> anniversary, Leonardo/ISAST, like its namesake, is hitting its stride. The new Leonardos in our network are busy creating the new art forms of our age. To promote and document the work of these artists, Leonardo/ISAST publishes several journals and a book series, co-sponsors conferences and events, sponsors an award program and collaborates with dozens of other like-minded organizations around the world. </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Forty years ago Roy Ascott was working on his text “The Cybernetic Stance,” David Bohm was writing “On Creativity,” L. Alcopley was preparing his interview with Edgar Varese, and C.H. Waddington was writing “New Visions of the World.” These texts, along with those written by Richard Land, Frank Malina and others established the first volume of the Leonardo library.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>We are happy to announce that these articles, along with thousands of other <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Leonardo</I> and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Leonardo Music Journal</I> texts by artists and researchers around the world working at the intersection of the arts, sciences and technology, are now available through the JSTOR Arts & Sciences III Collection. Current <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Leonardo</I> and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Leonardo Music Journal</I> subscribers can now search, browse, view, and print full-text PDF versions of the JSTOR collection for an additional $25 annual access fee. Contact MIT Press at </FONT><A href="mailto:journals-orders@mit.edu"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>journals-orders@mit.edu</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> to set up your access today. The JSTOR Arts and Sciences III Collection is also available to users at participating institutions. To find out if the university or other institution you are affiliated with has access to <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Leonardo</I> and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Leonardo Music Journal</I> through JSTOR visit: </FONT><A href="http://www.jstor.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.jstor.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>For a list of current Leonardo/ISAST events and activities, visit: </FONT><A href="http://www.leonardo.info/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.leonardo.info</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></P>
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