A Steel Canon The installation of Anish Kappor, “one of the most influential sculptures today” 
Head On The instillation piece of Cai Guo-Qiang in the Guggenheim with 99 wolves rushing to the eastern wall. This instillation piece represents herd mentality.
Joan Miró Spanish surrealist from Barcelona. Winston alters the Miró painting to represent himself and to represent his location at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. There is no exact piece that correlates to the artwork referenced in Origin. 
Catwalk The catwalk in the interior main atrium in the Guggenheim Museum.
LCD Screen This is a LCD screen – a flat panel that uses small crystals to display the image
live-streaming “This is online streaming media simultaneously recorded and broadcast in real time to the viewer.”
herd mentality This is the concept when other’s behavior affects one’s own behavior.
Service elevator Often an extra-sized elevator used for moving supplies and artwork in museums.
Righto A British way to express agreement.
surrealism The style of art that highlights unconscious expression. Beginning in the early 1920s, Surrealism was a art movement that emphasizes juxtaposition of illogical and unrealistic representation of everyday objects. The movement spread from the art to literature, film, and music. Famous surrealist artists are Salvador Dali, Joan Miró, and Pablo Picasso.
Canvas This is a woven fabric that is used for paintings. 
Large-format printer Printers that are used to print large banners and murals. 
Is Art What Makes Us Human This is a course that Langdon refers to being offered by the Art History department at Harvard, which does not actually exist. This quote is paraphrased from the Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University, Brian Greene, who said “Art is what makes us human, music makes us human, and I deeply feel since makes us human”. When typed in google “Art is What Makes Us Human” takes you to a website of crypt in the Pantheon in Paris, France, which relates to the geography in the Da Vinci Code and the Lost Symbol .
Jess Cohen
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