Search Results: Movements / Digital Arts from LEFT COAST BOOKS

San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in association with Yale University Press, 2001. 152 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Small corner crease/front cover, light edgewear to wraps. Another copy available. CONTENTS: Beyond the Saturation Point: The Zeitgeist in the Machine, by John S. Weber. Erik Adigard; Kevin Appel; Asymptote Architecture; Heike Baranowsky; Annette Begerow; The Age of the Recursive, by Aaron Betsky. Jeremy Blake; Rebeca Bollinger; Janet Cardiff; Chris Chafe/Greg Niemeyer; Ambient Art and Our Changing Relationship to the Art Idea, by Benjamin Weil. Char Davies; D costerd & Rahm; Droog Design; Brian Eno; Entropy8Zuper!; Old-Fashioned Forms in Newfangled Times, by Janet Bishop. Chris Finley; Rodney Graham; Andreas Gursky; Jochem Hendricks; Hu Jie Ming; Step into the Frame, by Kathleen Forde. Craig Kalpakjian; Lee Bul; Euan Macdonald; John Maeda; Tatsuo Miyajima; A Least Event, by David Toop. Mark Napier; Roxy Paine; Karim Rashid; Matthew… Read More

San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in association with Yale University Press, 2001. 152 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 22 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and on view March 3 to July 8, 2001. Tight, clean copy. CONTENTS: Beyond the Saturation Point: The Zeitgeist in the Machine, by John S. Weber. Erik Adigard; Kevin Appel; Asymptote Architecture; Heike Baranowsky; Annette Begerow; The Age of the Recursive, by Aaron Betsky. Jeremy Blake; Rebeca Bollinger; Janet Cardiff; Chris Chafe/Greg Niemeyer; Ambient Art and Our Changing Relationship to the Art Idea, by Benjamin Weil. Char Davies; D costerd & Rahm; Droog Design; Brian Eno; Entropy8Zuper!; Old-Fashioned Forms in Newfangled Times, by Janet Bishop. Chris Finley; Rodney Graham; Andreas Gursky; Jochem Hendricks; Hu Jie Ming; Step into the Frame, by Kathleen Forde. Craig Kalpakjian; Lee Bul; Euan Macdonald; John Maeda; Tatsuo Miyajima; A Least Event, by David… Read More

New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 2002. 292 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 26 cm. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Includes a CD. The Whitney Museum's Annual/Biennial exhibitions began in 1932; a nonjuried exhibition selected by the staff, the current "Whitney Biennial" is a tastemaking blockbuster exhibition that usually provides a good barometer of the contemporary art market, and fills much the same role as the 19th-century Parisian Salon in resisting and coopting the avant-garde.. 1st. Hardcover. NEW. 4to. Collectible.

London: Penguin Books, 2011. x, 110 pages, illustrations (some colour); portraits; 19 cm. Tight, clean copy. "Ai Weiwei--artist, architect, curator, publisher, poet and urbanist--extended the notion of art and is one of the world's most significant creative and cultural figures. In this series of interviews, conducted over several years with the curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, he discusses the many dimensions of his artistic life, ranging over subjects including ceramics, blogging, nature, philosophy and the myriad influences that have fed into his work. He also talks candidly about his father, his childhood spent in exile and his criticism of the Chinese state. Together, these extraordinary discussions give a unique insight into the outstanding complexity of Ai Weiwei's thought and work, and are an essential reminder of the need for personal, political and artistic freedom." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Digital architecture: analogue architecture; Sustainability-A post-Olympic interview; The… Read More

San Diego, CA: San Diego Museum of Art, 2007. 139 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 29 cm + 1 DVD. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the San Diego Museum of Art, October 13, 2007 to January 13, 2008; Centro Cultural Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico, October 1 to December 31, 2008; and Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, February 6 to April 19, 2009. Firm binding, clean inside copy. DVD present. "Features 25 cinematic works by 14 international contemporary artists who adapt traditional painting and drawing methods to the concepts and technologies of animation." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Handwork, digital flows, and contemporary art animation, by Betti-Sue Hertz; The animation fulcrum, by Suzanne Buchan; Understanding hybrid media, by Lev Manovich; Artists and works in the exhibition, by with texts by Betti-Sue Hertz, Selene Preciado, and Sybil Wendler. Barnstormers; Sadie Benning; Jeremy Blake; Sebastia n Di az Morales; Kota Ezawa; Ruth Go mez; William Kentridge; Ann Lislegaard;… Read More

San Francisco and New York: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Thames & Hudson, 2008. Pictorial boards, 212 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibit of the same name at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, November 8 2008 through February 8, 2009. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. "This new survey covers the rich and varied history of participatory art, from early happenings and performances to current practices that demand audience interaction. As the hallmarks of the internet mindset - browsing, sharing, collecting, producing - increasingly permeate every aspect of society, this timely project reveals the ways in which artists and viewers have approached the creation of open works of art." -- Publisher. CONTENTS: Director's foreword, by Neal Benezra; Introduction, by Rudolf Frieling; A genealogy of participatory art, by Boris Groys; Toward participation in art, by Rudolf Frieling; Politics, participation, and… Read More

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1993. Cloth, 192 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 27 cm. Translated from the French. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Introduction; 1. The Roots of Electronic Art; 2. Laser and Holographic Art; 3. Video Art; 4. Computer Art; 5. Communication Art; 6. Art, Nature and Science; 7. Social and Aesthetic Implication of the Art of the Electronic Age; Conclusion; Notes and References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1993. Cloth, 192 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 27 cm. Translated from the French. Withdrawn from library collection, with usual markings. Cracked hinges, repaired with cloth book tape. No writing in text. DJ in mylar. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Introduction; 1. The Roots of Electronic Art; 2. Laser and Holographic Art; 3. Video Art; 4. Computer Art; 5. Communication Art; 6. Art, Nature and Science; 7. Social and Aesthetic Implication of the Art of the Electronic Age; Conclusion; Notes and References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index.. 1st. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 4to.

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2019. xxviii, 399 pages, [4] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "Today's computers are composing music that sounds 'more Bach than Bach,' turning photographs into paintings in the style of Van Gogh's Starry Night, and even writing screenplays. But are computers truly creative--or are they merely tools to be used by musicians, artists, and writers? In this book, Arthur I. Miller takes us on a tour of creativity in the age of machines. Miller, an authority on creativity, identifies the key factors essential to the creative process, from 'the need for introspection' to 'the ability to discover the key problem.' He talks to people on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence, encountering computers that mimic the brain and machines that have defeated champions in chess, Jeopardy!, and Go. In the central part of the book, Miller… Read More

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press; Leonardo, 2005. Cloth, xiv, 486 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Remainder mark/top edge. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "Networked collaborations of artists did not begin on the Internet. In this multidisciplinary look at the practice of art that takes place across a distance -- geographical, temporal, or emotional -- theorists and practitioners examine the ways that art, activism, and media fundamentally reconfigured each other in experimental networked projects of the 1970s and 1980s. By providing a context for this work -- showing that it was shaped by varying mixes of social relations, cultural strategies, and political and aesthetic concerns -- At a Distance effectively refutes the widely accepted idea that networked art is technologically determined. Doing so, it provides the historical grounding needed for a more complete understanding of today's practices of Internet art and activism and suggests the… Read More

New York and London: Thames & Hudson, 2006. Pictorial boards, 256 pages, colour illustrations; 23 x 21 cm. Near fine. Gently browsed, clean copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Computer art. Impressive survey of internet art and related works. "Far from the studios and galleries that have sheltered art in past centuries, creative people at computers are tearing apart and rebuilding society's vision of itself. Though they may call themselves scientists, activists or hackers rather than poets or performers, today's electronic visionaries are redefining art for the Internet Age. Art's recent eruption in fields as diverse as artificial life, computer games and community activism reveals a seismic shift in the role it plays in society. No longer content to sit on a pedestal or auction block, these works infiltrate stock markets, sway court cases and invade networked bedrooms, reaching across the globe to expand the… Read More

New York: Jack Shainman Gallery, 1995. Postcard in near-fine condition, a little age-toned. Unmailed. Cards are sent in stiff mailers.. 1st. Very Good.

New York: Jack Shainman Gallery, 1992. Postcard in Very Good condition, with minor wear, age toning. Unmailed. Cards are sent in stiff mailers.. 1st. Very Good.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2004. 224 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "CGI: The Art of the Computer-Generated Image is the first comprehensive collection of three-dimensional CGI images from the most renowned film studios, animation and special-effects houses, and independent digital artists working today. It is also the first book to present these images as art. The tools that CGI artists use are so sophisticated that it would be easy to believe that computers 'make' this art, but nothing is further from the truth. As with all art techniques, it is the artist who wields the tools that determines the quality of the work. / Peter Weishar is Professor and Dean of the School of Film and Digital Media, Savannah College of Art and Design." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible. Read More

Corte Madera, CA: Gingko Press, Inc., 2001. Cloth, 158 pages, illustrations (some colour), facsimiles (some colour), portraits (some colour); 28 cm. An exhibition in honnor of the contributions of Hermann and Gudrun Zapf, San Francisco Public Library, 1 September to 31 October 2001: selected type designs and calligraphy by sixteen designers. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. CONTENTS: Honoring friends, by Susie Taylor; Becoming type, by Sumner Stone; Calligraphy and type design: the twentieth century quest for a renewed connection, by Jerry Kelly; Cultivating an education in letters, by Rick Cusick; Bookbinding, calligraphy and type design: remarks and musings about my design process, by Gudrun Zapf von Hesse; Back to the sources: some reflections on calligraphic types, by Hermann Zapf; The exhibition. Hermann Zapf; Gudrun Zapf von Hesse; Alan Blackman; Erik von Blokland; Rick Cusick; Timothy Donaldson; Jean Evans; Phill Grimshaw; Cynthia Hollandsworth; Akira… Read More

Santa Barbara, CA: Contemporary Arts Forum, 2003. [12] pages, color illustrations; 18 x 24 cm. Published in conjunction with the exhibition, ChanSchatz: dsp.0034, held at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, May 4 to June 15, 2003. A fine copy. New York-based artists Eric Chan and Heather Schatz exhibit as "ChanSchatz.". 1st. Paperback. Fine. Oblong.

Santa Barbara, CA: Contemporary Arts Forum, 2003. [10] pages, colour illustrations; 24 cm. Exhibition brochure. Published in conjunction with the exhibition, ChanSchatz: dsp.0034, held at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, May 4 to June 15, 2003. A fine copy. New York-based artists Eric Chan and Heather Schatz exhibit as "ChanSchatz.". 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2014. xxii, 424 pages, [8] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Top right corners bumped. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "In recent decades, an exciting new art movement has emerged in which artists utilize and illuminate the latest advances in science. Some of their provocative creations--a live rabbit implanted with the fluorescent gene of a jellyfish, a gigantic glass-and-chrome sculpture of the Big Bang (pictured on the cover)--can be seen in traditional art museums and magazines, while others are being made by leading designers at Pixar, Google's Creative Lab, and the MIT Media Lab. In Colliding Worlds, Arthur I. Miller takes readers on a wild journey to explore this new frontier. Miller, the author of several celebrated books on science and creativity, traces the movement from its seeds a century ago--when Einstein's theory of relativity helped shape… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991. xix, 419 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. CONTENTS: PART I. INTRODUCTION; Computers and the unexpected; PART II. SIMULATION; Simulation: Introduction; Butterfly curves; The cancer conundrum; Growing your own font; Experiments with a leaning tower of books; Building your own artificial web; A wiring problem; Desktop evolution; Research and development; PART III. SPECULATION; Speculation: Introduction; A soda-can sized super-super computer; Who are the ten most influential scientists in history?; The mummy project; A personal computer placed in the year 1900; Research and development; PART IV. VISUALIZATION; Visualization: Introduction; Pain induced patterns; The Ikeda attractor; Virtual voltage sculptures; The world of chaos; Irregularly oscillating fossil seashells; Picturing randomness with noise spheres; Visualizing cantor cheese construction; Twisted mirror worlds; Polyhedral paradise;… Read More

New York: Thread Waxing Space, 1994. 164 pages, illustrations; 20 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Collectible.