
State of the Real
I.B. Tauris (Publisher)
Published on 26. January 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-84511-077-2 (ISBN)
Description
New media, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybernetics: are the latest technologies push back the very limits of 'reality'. The nature of the real in the digital age is ever more hotly debated and the place of these debates in visual culture can hardly be overstated. Innovative and provocative, this book brings together the latest research on 'the state of the real' by practitioners and commentators across the disciplines of photography, film, media studies, critical theory and fine art. Engaging with the work of critics and thinkers as varied as Linda Nochlin, Lev Manovich and Donna Harroway, Lyotard, Baudrillard and Barthes, "The State of the Real" looks first at the different ways in which 'realism' and reality have been understood in recent art history, with a particular focus on debates about the real within photography. Emphasising the role of art in shaping, as well as reflecting, notions of the real, the book features contributions from a number of contemporary artists and showcases a new photoessay by artist Andrew Lee.
The collection looks finally towards advanced technologies and the virtual world in a section which concludes with a specially commissioned contribution by acclaimed thinker Slavoj Zizek. This is an indispensable volume for students of 'the digital age' across the fields of art and photography, film, media studies and critical and visual theory.
The collection looks finally towards advanced technologies and the virtual world in a section which concludes with a specially commissioned contribution by acclaimed thinker Slavoj Zizek. This is an indispensable volume for students of 'the digital age' across the fields of art and photography, film, media studies and critical and visual theory.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
69 colour and b/w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84511-077-2 (9781845110772)
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Persons
Damian Sutton is Lecturer in Historical and Critical Studies at Glasgow School of Art Susan Brind is Course Leader, Mphil Art and Design in Organisational Contexts, Glasgow School of Art and is a practising artist and curator Ray McKenzie is Senior Lecturer in Historical and Critical Studies at Glasgow School of Art.