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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. This book offers a theoretical account of the art form, situating it in the contexts of art history, laboratory practice, and media theory.

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"In this concise, clearly written work, Mitchell explores bioengineered life as an artistic medium creating flows between the sciences and the humanities. Recommended."

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Living Art

1. Defining Bioart: Representation and Vitality
2. The Three Eras of Vitalist Bioart
3. Bioart and the Folding of Social Space
4. Affect, Framing, and Mediacy
5. The Strange Vitality of Media
6. Bioart and the "Newness" of Media

Notes
Works Cited
Index

Bioart and the Vitality of Media

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      Publisher University of Washington Press
      Published 27 April 2010
      ISBN-13 9780295990088
      978-0295990088
      ISBN-10 0295990082
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      History of art Other graphic or visual art forms Biology, life sciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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. This book offers a theoretical account of the art form, situating it in the contexts of art history, laboratory practice, and media theory.

      Trade Review

      "In this concise, clearly written work, Mitchell explores bioengineered life as an artistic medium creating flows between the sciences and the humanities. Recommended."

      * Choice *

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction: Living Art

      1. Defining Bioart: Representation and Vitality
      2. The Three Eras of Vitalist Bioart
      3. Bioart and the Folding of Social Space
      4. Affect, Framing, and Mediacy
      5. The Strange Vitality of Media
      6. Bioart and the "Newness" of Media

      Notes
      Works Cited
      Index

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