Digital Art by Christiane Paul

Digital Art

by Christiane Paul
Thames & Hudson · 2015 · Paperback

A standard survey of digital art from the 1980s onward, in the compact World of Art series, by a curator of new media.

The third edition, revised and expanded, appeared from Thames & Hudson in 2015 as a 272-page paperback with 338 illustrations. It adds recent developments in location-based media, interactive installations, augmented and mixed reality, and tablet technologies. Themes run through the chapters: viewer interaction, artificial intelligence, activism, networks and telepresence. The book also looks at how digital techniques have affected older art forms, and treats internet art, software art, digital installation and virtual reality as established practices.

Christiane Paul is Adjunct Curator of New Media Arts at the Whitney Museum of American Art and is known internationally for curating and teaching new media art. The book is a general history of the field, written for students and readers new to it. Earlier editions exist: the second edition carries ISBN 9780500203989.

Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson
Year 2015
ISBN 9780500204238
Format Paperback
Pages 272
Dimensions 21cm × 15cm
Language English
Edition Third edition (revised and expanded); World of Art series

Notes

Third edition per the cover (Read) and the publisher page. The row said 2015; the publisher gives 1 June 2015 and Open Library 12 May 2015. Other editions: second edition, Thames & Hudson, ISBN 9780500203989 (year not confirmed; AbeBooks lists it). The spine photograph cannot distinguish editions, so the owner should check that the copy says Third edition. Publisher location (London) is not stated on the fetched page. Cover is the AbeBooks ISBN image (357x500, flat front); the publisher image is a 3/4 product shot. Identified from a spine photograph; edition not checked against the copy. Subjects (LOC): Digital art; New media art; Art and technology; Computer art.

Tags

Digital Art New Media Art Art History Internet Art Art and Technology
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