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The kiss of death and its social and cultural context: an introduction to the emergence of technological or digital art

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Author(s):
German Alfonso Nunez [1]
Total Authors: 1
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: ARS (São Paulo); v. 17, n. 35, p. 93-115, 2019-05-02.
Abstract

ABSTRAT In this text, we investigate the emergence of the artistic practices designated by the term Art, Science and Technology (AST) in the United States and Europe. Usually recognized by the labels Digital or Technological Art, AST is an umbrella term that arguably includes artistic practices concerned with the adoption, theorization and diffusion of new postwar technologies. Nevertheless, we argue that it is the institutional configuration that best delimits the boundaries of AST. Through an investigation unconcerned with the legitimation of this production, we review the social and cultural context that made the AST possible. Regarding its relation with contemporary art, our results ascertain an isolated, highly specialized and mainly autonomous artistic practice. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/13635-5 - From concretism to the amusement park? The course of technological art in the Brazilian artistic field
Grantee:German Alfonso Nunez Canabal Junior
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral