Software that translates a high-level request into the low-level commands required to perform the operation. The most common abstraction layer is the programming interface (API) between an application ...

It’s rare for me to be surprised by a painting show, but I didn’t see “Taking Shape” coming. The exhibition is a generous survey of abstract art made from the 1950s to the 1980s, drawn from the ...

In software development, hardly any principle enjoys as much prestige as abstraction. Those who abstract are considered forward-thinking. Those who recognize and combine commonalities are considered ...

Startup Art Projects and Sofie Contemporary Arts are pleased to present "Between Logic and Light: Material and Meaning in Abstraction", a group exhibition featuring six contemporary artists whose ...

Himmat Shah, Sarbari Roy Chowdhury, Sushen Ghosh, and Bimal Kundu do with bronze, brass and clay what their peers do with paint — refining form and motion into sculptural works that are as fluid as ...

Carmen Neely, "Sometimes a painting is a prayer," installation view Credit: Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim Carmen Neely’s large-scale abstract paintings fill Mariane Ibrahim gallery with energy—feminine, ...

An interface between hardware and software. A hardware abstraction layer (HAL) is generally used as a common driver for peripheral devices. The application calls the operating system; the OS calls the ...