Creating the future

Andreas J. Hirsch

ISBN 10: 3775745807 / ISBN 13: 9783775745802

Published by Hatje Cantz, 2019

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Originalverpackt. Art, technology, and society have been intricately connected at Ars Electronica for over forty years, evolving from an experiment in communal politics in 1979 in Linz, Austria, into a prominent festival, prize, museum, and laboratory since 1996. This platform has established itself as a leading forum for media art and discussions on technological culture. The anniversary publication, richly illustrated with texts and an extensive project list, reflects on its journey, emphasizing a focus on the future as it unfolds. Since its inception, Ars Electronica has monitored the digital revolution and its diverse impacts, concentrating on the interplay between art, technology, and society. The annual festival, held from September 5-9, 2019, showcases the results of this artistic and scientific research through a five-day program featuring conferences, discussions, workshops, exhibitions, performances, interventions, and concerts. Collaborating with artists and scientists worldwide, the festival consistently highlights a range of provocative futuristic themes, making it a vital event in the exploration of contemporary cultural trends.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creating the future
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3775745807
• ISBN 13: 9783775745802
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art & Culture

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Synopsis

For the past 40 years, Ars Electronica―which is not only a festival and a prize, but has also served as a museum and laboratory since 1996―has brought together art, technology and society in highly complex and lively relationships. What began in 1979, in Linz, Austria, as an experiment in art and communal politics, is today the defining model for such multimedia events.

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, and featuring numerous texts, an extensive list of projects and entertaining asides, this 512-page anniversary publication offers a look back at the development of the project, which has been focusing since its beginning on the future as it comes into being.