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    612-822-4611

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Bio Art: Altered Realities

Bio Art: Altered Realities

Myers, William

Hardcover

Art HistoryGeneral Art

Publisher Price: $55.00

ISBN10: 0500239320
ISBN13: 9780500239322
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: Oct 6 2015
Pages: 256
Weight: 3.00
Height: 1.00 Width: 8.50 Depth: 10.20
Language: English
In an era of fast-paced technological progress and with the impact of humans on the environment increasing, the concept of nature itself seems called into question. Bio Art explores the work of bio artists, those who work with living organisms and life processes to address the possibilities and dangers posed by biotechnological advancement.

A contextual introduction traces the roots of bio artistic practice, followed by four thematic chapters: Altering Nature, Experimental Identity and Mediums, Visualizing Scale and Scope, and Redefining Life. The chapters cover the key areas in which biotechnology has had an impact on today's world, including ecology, biomedicine, designer genomes, and changing approaches to evolutionary theory, and include profiles of the work of sixty artists, collectives, and organizations from around the world. Interviews with eight leading bio artists and technologists provide deeper insight into the ideas and methods of this new breed of creative practitioners.

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