short notes on the artistic responses to the mutations in the field of publishing

Short Notes on the Artistic Responses to the Mutations in the Field of Publishing

Silvio Lorusso | 8 March 2013 | Fahrenheit 39 | Ravenna, Italy

FLATLAND (2012)

Why (Media) Art?

Traditional Approach

ebook: I’m going to terminate you.

book: No way!

“I’M GONNA DO AN INTERNET” MEME

Constructive Approach

“What if?” mentality

An Overview through 4 Topics

1. Books and Digital Context

EDWIN ABBOTT ABBOTT, FLATLAND: A ROMANCE OF MANY DIMENSIONS (1884). FRONTISPIECE

TXT VERSION, CONVERTED IN 2008 BY ANONYMOUS. SOURCE: WWW.GUTENBERG.ORG/CACHE/EPUB/201/PG201.TXT

FROM THE BLOG THE ART OF GOOGLE BOOKS MANAGED BY KRISSY WILSON

ANDREW NORMAN WILSON, FROM THE SERIES SCANOPS (2012 - ONGOING)

JULIEN LEVESQUE, BOOKS SCAPES (2012)

2. Tools and Production

DOUGLAS ENGELBART, “DE-AUGMENTATION” EXPERIMENT (1962)

PAPERLESS TYPEWRITER

JASON HUFF, AUTOSUMMARIZE (2010)

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The Iliadby Homer

Gods! Gods! Gods! “Hector! Gods! Gods! “Hector! Gods! “Gods! God!

JASON HUFF, AUTOSUMMARIZE (2010)

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Illustrated History of Furnitureby Frederick Litchfield

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furniture.

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LANCE WAKELING, SIC: NOTES FROM A KEYLOGGER (2007)

3. Book as Expression of Cultural Authority

BEN WEST & FELIX HEYES (KING ZOG), GOOGLE (2012)

JAMES BRIDLE (BOOKTWO.ORG), THE IRAQ WAR: A HISTORY OF WIKIPEDIA CHANGELOGS (2010)

JASON HUFF, THE STORY OF ART (2010)

4. Control & Ownership

over Content

JESSE ENGLAND, E BOOK BACKUP (2012)

JOHANNES P. OSTERHOFF, DEAR JEFF BEZOS (2013 – ONGOING)

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