Beyond Electronics

Amundson traces the histories of electronic technologies, video, and electronic art, examining the shift from art about the technology itself to work that uses it as an expressive tool or addresses its social dimension. Lists exhibitions related to art and technology. Statements by 11 artists. Biographical notes. 14 bibl. ref

Beyond Electronics

Amundson examines changes in artists' relation to technology, going from an interest in the possibilities of the medium itself to an examination of its social consequences. The history of electronically-based art, as well as ten artists' use of the medium, are commented upon. Includes a diskette with a bibliography and texts, transcripts of a panel discussion, and an extensive bibliography comprising nearly 300 references. Biographical notes