Conjuring the Void: The Art of Black Holes

By Lynn Gamwell

Categories: Arts & Photography, Science & Math

Conjuring the Void: The Art of Black Holes (2025) is a book by art historian and curator Lynn Gamwell, with a foreword by Neil deGrasse Tyson, published by MIT Press. Illustrated with 155 color images, it surveys how artists and scientists have tried to picture black holes – objects that by definition cannot be seen – from early speculation and the equations of general relativity to modern scientific visualizations.

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• Neil deGrasse Tyson: “In compiling this collection of images, Lynn Gamwell combed the world, if not the cosmos itself, to display what extraordinary efforts artists and scientists alike have invested in portraying black holes. Enjoy the art. And along the way, learn some astrophysics, too. (Foreword written for this book, per his official site.)”