Art + Science Now: How scientific research and technological innovation are becoming key to 21st-century aesthetics - Softcover

Wilson, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500289956 ISBN 13: 9780500289952

Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2013

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In the twenty-first century, some of the most dynamic works of artare being produced not in the studio but in the laboratory, whereartists probe cultural, philosophical, and social questions connectedwith cutting-edge scientific and technological research. Their workranges across disciplinesmicrobiology, the physical sciences, informationtechnologies, human biology and living systems, kinetics, androboticstaking in everything from eugenics and climate change toartificial intelligence.Art + Science Now provides an overview of this new strand ofcontemporary art, showcasing the best international work. Featuringsome 250 artists, it presents a broad range of projects, from body artto bioengineering of plants and insects, from computer-controlledvideo performances to large-scale visual and sound installations.

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Stephen Wilson (1945 - 2011) was Professor of Conceptual and Information Arts, at San Francisco State University. He was co editor of Leonardo, the international journal of art and science.

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A global overview of the ways in which contemporary artists are using science as muse, newly available in paperback

'Fascinating . the artists/scientists in this book show that good art and good science are not so very different, and that when they fi nd their niche, their joining can make something powerful, interesting and beautiful' The Art Book
Art + Science Now shows how some of the world's most dynamic art is being produced not in museums, galleries and studios but in the laboratory, where artists probe cultural, philosophical and social questions connected with scientific and technological advances. Featuring the work of around 250 artists from around the world, it presents a broad range of projects, from body art to bioengineering of plants and insects, from music, dance and computer-controlled video performances to large-scale visual and sound installations. This comprehensive guide to contemporary art inspired or driven by scientific innovation points to intriguing new directions for the visual arts and traces a key strand in 21st-century aesthetics.

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• Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0500289956
• ISBN 13: 9780500289952
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208
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