Centerbeam (The MIT Press) - Softcover

Piene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262660474 ISBN 13: 9780262660471

Publisher: MIT Press, 1981

Synopsis

Laser-projected images on moving steam screens, solar-tracked holograms, a 144-foot water prism and helium-lifted sky sculptures are some of the features of "Centerbeam," a kinetic performing group work exhibited at documenta 6 in Kessel, Germany (1977) and on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (1978). Its production involved the participation of 22 artists at MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies—as well as science and engineering consultants. These illustrations, essays, and biographical profiles of the contributors provide a history of the work, documenting the unusual collaborative process that brought it into being.

About this title

About the Authors

Otto Piene, project director for "Centerbeam" and director of MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies, continues to explore the many interfaces of art, technology, and the environment.

Elizabeth Goldring, a poet and media artist, is CAVS Fellow at ACT and director of the CAVS Vision Group. Also at CAVS (MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies), Goldring was Exhibits and Projects Director, Senior Fellow, Acting Director, and Lecturer in MIT's Architecture Department.

Edition details

• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262660474
• ISBN 13: 9780262660471
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134