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Confronting the Machine: An Enquiry into the Subversive Drives of Computer-Generated Art - Softcover

Magrini, Boris

 
9783110521443: Confronting the Machine: An Enquiry into the Subversive Drives of Computer-Generated Art

Synopsis

Artists who work with new media generally adopt a critical media approach in contrast to artists who work with traditional art media. Where does the difference lie between media artists and artists who produce modern art? Which key art objects illustrate this trend?

The author investigates the relationship between art and technology on the basis of work produced by Edward Ihnatowicz and Harald Cohen, and on the basis of the pioneering computer art exhibition at Dokumenta X in 1997. His line of argument counters the generally held view that computer art straddles the gap between art and technology. Instead, he is seeking a genuine interpretation of the origin of media art, and to develop new perspectives for it.

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About the Authors

Boris Magrini, Kunsthistoriker und Kurator, Zürich.



Boris Magrini, art historian, curator

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