Secret 3D Scans in the French Supreme Court

The Rodin Museum and the French Ministry of Culture threaten freedom of information and public access to cultural heritage | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 2 months ago

Scans 3D secrets devant le Conseil d'État

Le musée Rodin et le Ministère de la Culture menacent le droit d'accès aux documents administratifs | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 2 months ago

Wildlife Poisonings

Poison manufacturers and consumers are killing California's wildlife and polluting the commons | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 1 year ago

Experiments with AI Imagery’s Potential for Blind Users

Artificial Intelligence may help blind people use visual rhetoric in unexpected ways | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 1 year ago

AI: Inside Out Latent Space

Teasing out AI image synthesis tools’ training data | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 2 years ago

AI: How to Get Started Using Midjourney

A step-by-step guide to generating images | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 2 years ago

Réunion des Musées Nationaux Lies About Its 3D Scans

The powerhouse publishing arm of the French Ministry of Culture falsely advertises public access to 3D scans of artwork, but in fact keeps them secret at all costs | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 2 years ago

The Rodin Museum Files a Corrupt Defense

An update on my FOIA lawsuit in the Administrative Tribunal of Paris | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 2 years ago

Rodin Museum 3D Scan FOIA Lawsuit

Establishing the public's right to access French national museums' digitizations of public domain artwork | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 3 years ago

Dune: Lawrence of Arrakis

How the 1962 film about T. E. Lawrence inspired the classic science fiction novel | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 4 years ago

A German Museum Tried to Hide This Stunning 3D Scan of an Iconic Egyptian Artifact

The Egyptian Museum of Berlin didn't want the public to have access to its scan. | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 5 years ago

Magic and Mystery with the Ghosts Of Roxy Music

What fans want from Bryan Ferry in concert in San Diego | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 5 years ago

Replicant Protagonists in First Man + Blade Runner 2049

Parallel emotional profiles and... hovering aircraft and high-G maneuvers | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 5 years ago

The Smithsonian's Secret 3D Scan

No one may access a sensitive 3D scan without presidential authorization | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 5 years ago

The Nefertiti 3D Scan Heist is a Hoax

The New York Times, repatriation activists, and the public were deceived by an anonymous data leaker's cover story, aided by a museum's secrecy. | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 8 years ago

The Archetypes Burst In: Open Access + 3D Scans

19th century plaster casts, 3D scans, and modern museums' open access policies | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 8 years ago

Venus de Milo Spinning Thread

A speculative reconstruction of the iconic sculpture's missing arms | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 9 years ago

3D Scans of Modern Era Sculptures at the Smithsonian

The Smithsonian has many works that, if scanned and shared online, would make waves in the art world. | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 9 years ago

California Association of Museums: 3D Scanning and Museum Access

Adapted from a presentation to the California Association of Museums’ 2015 Conference panel on access | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 9 years ago

LACMA: 3D Printing, 3D Capture, and Opportunities for Design Custodians

Adapted from a presentation by Cosmo Wenman to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 10 years ago