"There are precious few arenas left in which contemporary art and culture are examined from a critical perspective that is willing to challenge both the clichés of academic art theory and the techno-topian disengagement of contemporary new media discourse. Proud to be Flesh provides an invaluable guide to the past fifteen years in the evolution of art; a period during which the boundaries between art, culture and technology have been eroded and re-consolidated in ways that are both troubling and promising..."
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Artistic anthropology intends to produce novel models of relationality and connectivity. Could – Nam June Paik’s legacy as a form of – artistic anthropology contribute to an artistic discourse going beyond the framework of relational aesthetics? Who are the artists in our day developing relevant examples of rethinking and recontextualizing an artistic anthropology?
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The designers born after 1980 have a total different view on visual culture, on esthetical products, visions and history than the people born before the eighties. The (communication) esthetics are in constant temporary state, design became a dynamic and unstable area. All these developments poses new questions on the status of the designer and its trade. With visual contributions, quotes and short essays from dozens of international designers, thinkers, critics and strategists this new booklet present a new Manifest for the design economy of 2010 and beyond.
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Now that the tools are in place and people have begun to find their way, the time had come to investigate more specific experiences and challenges surrounding the Web 2.0 hype.
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“One of the most innovative and exiciting contemporary thinkers on the left.” — Time Literary Supplement
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September 11 was one of the most photographed events in the world, so why is it that no more that a handful of images, or rather motifs, remain that are repeated ad infinitum?
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This new survey covers the rich and varied history of participatory art, from early happenings and performances to current practices that demand audience interaction.
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