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Arte Programmata - Freedom, Control, and the Computer in 1960s Italy (Hardcover)
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Arte Programmata - Freedom, Control, and the Computer in 1960s Italy (Hardcover)
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Tracing the evolution of the Italian avant-garde's pioneering
experiments with art and technology and their subversion of freedom
and control In postwar Italy, a group of visionary artists used
emergent computer technologies as both tools of artistic production
and a means to reconceptualize the dynamic interrelation between
individual freedom and collectivity. Working contrary to
assumptions that the rigid, structural nature of programming limits
subjectivity, this book traces the multifaceted practices of these
groundbreaking artists and their conviction that technology could
provide the conditions for a liberated social life. Situating their
developments within the context of the Cold War and the ensuing
crisis among the Italian left, Arte Programmata describes how
Italy's distinctive political climate fueled the group's engagement
with computers, cybernetics, and information theory. Creating a
broad range of immersive environments, kinetic sculptures, domestic
home goods, and other multimedia art and design works, artists such
as Bruno Munari, Enzo Mari, and others looked to the conceptual
frameworks provided by this new technology to envision a way out of
the ideological impasses of the age. Showcasing the ingenuity of
Italy's earliest computer-based art, this study highlights its
distinguishing characteristics while also exploring concurrent
developments across the globe. Centered on the relationships
between art, technology, and politics, Arte Programmata considers
an important antecedent to the digital age.
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