Art + science now: how scientific research and technological innovation are becoming key to 21st-century aesthetics

'Art + science now' is a groundbreaking overview of the art being made at the cutting edge of scientific research. The first illustrated book in its field, it shows how some of the worlds most dynamic art is being produced not in museums, galleries and studios but in the laboratory, where artists probe cultural, philosophical and social questions connected with scientific and technological advances.

Featuring the work of around 250 artists from the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, the USA, Japan and elsewhere, it presents a broad range of projects, from body art to bioengineering of plants and insects, from music, dance and computer-controlled video performances to large-scale visual and sound installations.

This comprehensive guide to contemporary art inspired or driven by scientific innovation points to intriguing new directions for the visual arts and traces a key strand in 21st-century aesthetics.

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Subject(s)Creative arts and media, Science
Author(s)Stephen Wilson
Published2012
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Shelf reference752 WIL
ISN/ISBN9780500289952
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/xag4m

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