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Art, Time and Technology

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Art, Time and Technology
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Charlie Gere
SeriesCulture Machine
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreThe arts - general issues
ISBN/Barcode 9781845201357
ClassificationsDewey:700.1
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations bibliography, index

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Berg Publishers
Publication Date 1 May 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Art, Time Technology examines the role of art in an age of 'real time' information systems and instantaneous communication. The increasing speed of technology and of technological development since the early 19th century has resulted in cultural anxiety. Human kind now appears to be an ever-smaller component of dauntingly complex technological systems, operating at speeds beyond human control or even perception. This perceived change forces us to rethink our understanding of key concepts such as time, history and art. Art, Time and Technology explores how the practice of art, in particular of avant-garde art, keeps our relation to time, history and even our own humanity open. Examining key moments in the history of both technology and art from the beginnings of industrialisation to today, Charlie Gere explores both the making and purpose of art and how much further it can travel from the human body.

Author Biography

Charlie Gere is Reader in New Media Research at Lancaster University and is the author of Digital Culture.

Reviews

'This is the first book that critically situates the technologies of real-time computing within the broader discourses of visual and media history. From Jack Burnham to John Cage, Leroi-Gourhan to Marshall McLuhan, and Les immateriaux to Stanley Kubrick, Gere challenges us to consider the role of the entire apparatus of communication in the ongoing construction of art as information processing system.' Barbara Maria Stafford, author of 'Devices of Wonder: From the World in a Box to Images on a Screen' 'I have read Art, Time, and Technology with permanent and increasing admiration, pleasure, and excitement. Charlie Gere's book is without any doubt a major contribution to the field of "art and technology" (and sometimes even "art and science") studies, which it innovates in very stimulating ways ... one can only admire the breadth of the author's interests and the depth of his insights.' Leonardo Journal and Online