New Media in Art

World of Art

by Michael Rush

Modern art, reflecting and defining new intellectual, scientific, and technological developments, has radically extended the conventional media of sculpture and painting. Following innovative ideas about representation and the free use of materials in cubism, futurism, and surrealism―particularly in the work of Duchamp―artists abandoned strict adherence to traditional hierarchies of media and embraced any means, including technological, which best served their purposes. In the past fifty years especially, ideas about time and duration have reinstated narrative in art, via filmmaking and video, the theatricality of happenings, performance and installation art, digitally manipulated photography, and virtual reality.

This pioneering book, originally published in 1999 under the title New Media in Late 20th-Century Art , discusses the most influential artists internationally―from Eadweard Muybridge to Robert Rauschenberg, Bill Viola, and Pipilotti Rist―and those seminal works that have radically transformed the map of world art. For this new and expanded edition, the book has been brought completely up to date to include the latest in digital work as technology takes art in new directions. 258 illustrations, 124 in color

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Theory, School, Art Design, History

250 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1999

Reviews

[Karin · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is terrible for studying...

I started reading this book in November, way in advance for my exams. When I tried to study it thoroughly this week I literally forgot everything.

It's really sad, cause the subject interest me :(

[Vaiva Sapetkaitė · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a well-reserched book, a good introduction to media/new media art. If You want an easy read about art, it's not a good choice. You have to be a kick-ass art lover or a powerless student to endure it :) You'll find a lot of useful information, the most important artists of certain fields of the new media and their works.

It is a good way to start but, I am sure, You won't be able to remember the most part information. To call this book an encyclopedia would be better. It is good to have near and check facts or be reminded about something from the area... Too much to handle :) Often I felt overhelmed and confused. But, anyway, it is a really useful and informative book.

[Ellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

a whistle-stop tour of mainly video art in the late 20th century. introduced me to a lot of fascinating work - it took me a long time to get through because i was always looking up the work on youtube! i only wish it went into slightly more detail on specific works but otherwise a great introduction to new media art. is very interesting to hear a 1999 interpretation of the future of AI and internet art also.

[Sarah Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book taking an overview of the use of photography, film, video and computers within art. Installation, images, sculptures and art objects. Art as a concept, beyond modernism, origin and innovation of through contemporaries artists. Also artists developing political views through the use film and video, focusing on gender, race and anti war/government.

[Sol Rezza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una mirada muy interesante acerca del arte contemporáneo y el crecimiento del avant garde. Recomendado para todos aquellos interesados en el arte contemporáneo y principalmente aquellos interesados en el video arte.

[Zero · Rating 3 out of 5]

neat

[Courtney Mosier Warren · Rating 3 out of 5]

A thoughtful overview of modern art.

[Eliot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was more of a history than an analysis, not exactly what I wanted but cool to learn about lots of people still

[Rob · Rating 3 out of 5]

If I remember correctly, this book was the assigned text for the digital art class I took Spring '01 at SMCM. Interesting book with a lot of good intro material on folks like Nam June Paik. It gets a bit tedious at times but also has some pretty great color images throughout; too bad it's not an over-sized art history text -- now that would have been awesome.

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

read for a class , interesting. really the start of post modern art..

talks about remediation.

[Miguel Cortez · Rating 5 out of 5]

i read this 2 years ago and it includes the basic famous new media artists.

[Mills College Library]

709.0407 R953n 2005