Source:International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
Author(s): Hannah J. Roberts, Anthony L. Zietman, Jason A. Efstathiou
The discovery of X-rays in 1895 captivated society like no other scientific advance. Radiation instantly became the subject not only of numerous scientific papers, but also of circus bazaars, poetry, fiction, costume design, comics, and marketing for household items. Its spread was "viral". What is not well known, however, is its incorporation into visual art, despite the long tradition of medicine and surgery as a subject in art. Using a number of contemporary search methods, we identified five examples of paintings or sculpture that thematically feature radiotherapy. All were by artists who had had an exhibited career in art: Georges Chicotot, Marcel Duchamp, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Robert Pope, and Cookie Kerxton. Each artist portrays radiation differently, ranging from traditional healer, to mysterious danger, to futuristic propaganda, to the emotional challenges of undergoing cancer therapy. This range captures radiation's complex role as both a therapy and a hazard. While some of these artists, however, are now world-famous, none of these examples are as well known as their surgical counterparts. Radiation's penetration into popular culture was rapid and pervasive, yet its role as a thematic subject in art never fully caught on, perhaps due to a lack of understanding of the technology, radiation's intangibility, or perhaps even a suppressive effect of society's ambivalent relationship with it. These five artists have established a rich foundation upon which pop culture and art can further develop with time to reflect the extraordinary progress of modern radiation therapy.
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