Confronting the Machine

Boris Magrini

ISBN 10: 311052144X / ISBN 13: 9783110521443

Published by De Gruyter, De Gruyter Mär 2017, 2017

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Neuware -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.Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Strasse 13, 10785 Berlin 276 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Confronting the Machine
• Publisher: De Gruyter, De Gruyter Mär 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 311052144X
• ISBN 13: 9783110521443
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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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.

About the Authors

Boris Magrini, Kunsthistoriker und Kurator, Zürich.

Boris Magrini, art historian, curator