Art, time, and technology

Author

• Gere, Charlie

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Oxford: Berg, 2006

Language

English

ISBN

97814742936171743-6176

Series

Culture machine series 1743-6176

Subject(s)

• ART, MODERN
• ART, MODERN-20TH CENTURY-PHILOSOPHY
• TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS
• TIME AND ART

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-188) and index

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Abstract

Art, Time and 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 nineteenth century has resulted in cultural anxiety. Humankind 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 industrialization to today, Charlie Gere explores both the making and purpose of art, and how much further it can travel from the human body. ~publisher information

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (195 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Front matter
1. Breaking the Time Barrier 13–34
2. Morse’s Inventions 35–52
3. The Writing of Van Gogh 53–72
4. Taking Off 73–88
5. John Cage’s Early Warning System 89–112
6. Art in Real Time 113–138
7. Is it Happening? 139–158
8. Short Films about Flying 159–178
Back matter

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	01746/19	700.105 Art Ger	Online !	Available