Art as Social Practice: Technologies for Change

This book explores how artists use their creative practices to raise consciousness, form communities, create change, and bring forth social impact through new technologies and digital practices. It features twenty-five in-depth case studies by established and emerging contemporary artists, showcasing collaborative image-making, immersive experiences, telematic art, time machines, artificial intelligence, and physical computing.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 340 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This captivating book delves into the dynamic realm of socially engaged art practices in the twenty-first century, showcasing how artists harness their creative energies to raise consciousness, forge communities, drive change, and foster social impact through innovative technologies and digital methodologies. In the Foreword by Suzanne Lacy and the section introduction penned by esteemed authors Anne Balsamo, Harrell Fletcher, Natalie Loveless, Karen Moss, and Stephanie Rothenberg, readers are presented with twenty-five in-depth case studies featuring established and emerging contemporary artists. These artists, including Kim Abeles, Christopher Blay, Joseph DeLappe, Mary Beth Heffernan, Chris Johnson, Rebekah Modrak, Praba Pilar, Tabita Rezaire, Sylvain Souklaye, and collaborators Victoria Vesna and Siddharth Ramakrishnan, offer invaluable firsthand insights into their creative processes. Through these reflective case studies, the artists reveal how they activate methods from the twentieth century's socially engaged art projects while seamlessly incorporating new technologies to forge twenty-first-century, socially engaged, digital art practices. The works showcased in this book encompass a wide range of captivating mediums, including collaborative image-making, immersive experiences, telematic art, time machines, artificial intelligence, and physical computing. These thought-provoking case studies unveil the artists' collaborative endeavors with participants and communities, as well as their innovative approaches to expanding, transforming, reimagining, and creating new platforms for meaningful exchange in both physical and virtual spaces.

This book serves as an invaluable resource for students and scholars of art, technology, and new media, as well as artists who are eager to explore these interconnections. It provides a rich tapestry of insights and perspectives, fostering a deeper understanding of the transformative power of art in shaping our world.

Weight: 544g
Dimension: 152 x 228 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367758462