New Media in Late 20th-Century Art

'All the major movements in modern art, from Cubism and Dada to Performance and Installation, were initiated in reaction to the centuries-old tradition of representing the world visually in recognizable ways. Reflecting intellectual, scientific and technological developments, artists abandoned strict adherence to traditional materials and embraced any means which best served their purposes, redefining art and the countless ways in which it can be made and experienced. This pioneering book traces the history of new media in art and includes discussions of film making, video, digitally manipulated photography, virtual reality, installation and performance by artists such as Nam June Paik, Vito Acconci, Marina Abramowic, Pipilotti Rist, Bill Viola and others whose seminal works have radically transformed world art.' (Back cover)

Includes select bibliography.

Access level

Onsite

author

Michael RUSH

publisher

Thames and Hudson (London, United Kingdom)

Location code

REF.RUM

Language

English

Keyword

art history, performance art, video art, installation, digital art

Publication/Creation date

1999

No of pages

224

ISBN / ISSN

0500203296

No of copies

Content type

monograph

Chapter headings

Introduction

Time Art; Film and Avant-Garde Cinema I; Duchamp to Cage to Fluxus; Film and Avant-Garde Cinema II

Chapter 1: Media and Performance

1960s Multimedia Performances; Studio Performances, Japanese Gutai and Viennese Actionism; Gender and Media Performance; Minimalist and Conceptual Trends; Politics, Postmodernism, and the New Spectacle

Chapter 2: Video Art

A New Media; Conceptual Video; Personal Narratives

Chapter 3: Video Installation Art

Sculptural Space and Surveillance; Exploring the Political; Exploring the Lyrical; Exploring Identities

Chapter 4: Digital Art

Computer Art; Digitally Altered Photography; Art of the Worldwide Web; Interactive Digital Art; Virtual Reality

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Performance Art