
Creating the Future
A Brief History of Ars Electronica 1979-2019
Hatje Cantz Verlag
1st Edition
Published on 17. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-3-7757-4580-2 (ISBN)
Description
Art, technology, and society are the fields of interest whose highly complex and lively relationships have been at the center of activities for the past forty years at Ars Electronica, which is not only a festival and a prize, but has also been a museum and laboratory since 1996. What began as an experiment in art and communal politics in 1979 in Linz, Austria, is now setting standards today. Since then Ars Electronica has become one of the best-known forums for the development of media art and the discourse concerning technological culture. Richly illustrated, with numerous texts, an extensive list of projects, and entertaining asides, this anniversary publication offers a look back at the development of the project, which has been focusing since the beginning on the future as it comes into being.
Festival
September 5-9, 2019
Linz
Festival
September 5-9, 2019
Linz
Since 1979 ARS ELECTRONICA has tracked and analyzed the digital revolution and its multiple impacts. The focus has always been on processes and trends combining art, technology, and society. Results of this artistic and scientific research can be seen in the form of an annual festival in Linz, Austria, where a five-day-long program involves conferences, podium discussions, workshops, exhibitions, performances, interventions, and concerts. The festival is planned, organized, and executed in collaboration with artists and scientists from around the world. A variety of controversial futuristic themes are always the center of attention.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ostfildern
Germany
Product notice
Klappenbroschur
Illustrations
60
60 Fotos bzw. Rasterbilder
60 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 24.1 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Thickness: 2.3 cm
Weight
811 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7757-4580-2 (9783775745802)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Andreas J. Hirsch, born 1961 in Vienna, is an author, curator and artistic photographer. His writings include books on Pablo Picasso, Tina Modotti, Friedensreich Hundertwasser and HR Giger. From 2009 to 2014, he was curator at the KunstHausWien and organized exhibitions on Henri Cartier-Bresson, Linda McCartney and HR Giger, among others.