Bioart and the Vitality of Media

by Robert Mitchell and Robert Mitchell

Book Overview

Bioart -- art that uses either living materials (such as bacteria or transgenic organisms) or more traditional materials to comment on, or even transform, biotechnological practice -- now receives enormous media attention. Yet despite this attention, bioart is frequently misunderstood. Bioart and the Vitality of Media is the first comprehensive theoretical account of the art form, situating it in the contexts of art history, laboratory practice,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295990082
• ISBN13: 9780295990088
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 9.0"