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Art in the Age of Technoscience : Genetic Engineering, Robotics, and Artificial Life in Contemp...

ISBN: 9783211781609 | 3211781609
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Actar-D
Pub. Date: 10/1/2009

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SummaryTable of Contents
Is science the new art? Starting from this provocative question, art historian Ingeborg Reichle examines in her book fascinating responses of contemporary artists when faced with recent scientific and technological advances. In the last two decades a growing number of artists has left the traditional artistic playground to work instead in scientific contexts such as the laboratories of molecular biology, robotics, and artificial life. New art forms like 'Transgenic Art" and "Bio-Art' have emerged from the laboratory. These art forms differ dr... MORE
Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Prefacep. xiii
p. Art in the A
The Dawning of the Biotech Centuryp. 15
Art in the Genetic Agep. 33
When Life Becomes Artp. 63
Genesthetics: Molecular Biology and the Artsp. 97
Art in the Age of Genetic Engineeringp. 121
From Life-like Machines to a Silicon Second Naturep. 145
The... MOREp. 167
Art and Digital Evolutionp. 193
Epilogp. 213
Illustrationsp. 217
Bibliographyp. 385
Creditsp. 413
Name Indexp. 415
Subject Indexp. 419
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