"This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition I Was Raised on the Internet, organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and presented in the Griffin Galleries of Contemporary Art and the Turner Gallery, June 23-October 14, 2018."
Contents:
Being and continuation : An addendum / by Aria Dean. Zach Blas -- James Bridle -- A priori/Post hoc / Cadence Kinsey -- Onto the expressway of technical images / Nina Wexelblatt -- The relatable web / Orit Gat -- Provocations -- Thumbs that type and swipe (excerpt) 2018 / DIS -- Rascal, a labrador, mochi, a pug, and other webmasters / Olia Lialina -- The community of everybody and nobody / Joanne McNeil -- The holy template / Monira al Qadiri -- Machine realism / Trevor Paglen -- Blockchain as encoded Rom Paul or equity for all? / Simon Denny -- Lean artist / Jeremy Bailey -- Hankering incarnate & the apocryphal sputum bath-graze / Heather Phillipson -- Why you watch what you watch when you watch / Martine Syms -- The internet of living things / Jon Thomson and Alison Craighead -- Gay porn gifs and what they mean / Jared Quinton -- In the internet a urinal? / Zach Blas -- Being and continuation : An addendum / by Aria Dean.
Summary:
"A speculative reader about contemporary artists engaging with digital technology. Includes essays by Michael Connor, James Bridle, Cadence Kinsey, Nina Wexelblatt, and Orit Gat and short provocations by DIS, Olia Lialina, Joanne McNeil, Monira Al Qadiri, Trevor Paglen, Simon Denny, Jeremy Bailey, Heather Phillipson, Martine Syms, Jon Thomson and Alison Craighead, Jared Quinton, Zach Blas, and Aria Dean"-- Provided by publisher. Structured in three parts, 'I Was Raised on the Internet' features critical essays, provocations, and manifestos, as well as images of new commissions for the accompanying exhibition. The book functions independently of the exhibition as a contribution to the knowledge of art and technology studies. Esteemed authors and creative practitioners--including Monira Al Qadiri, Jeremy Bailey, Zach Blas, James Bridle, Michael Connor, Lauren Cornell, Aria Dean, Simon Denny, DIS, Orit Gat, Omar Kholeif, Cadence Kinsey, Olia Lialina, Joanne McNeil, Trevor Paglen, Heather Phillipson, Jared Quinton, Martine Syms, Jon Thomson and Alison Craighead and Nina Wexelblatt--use the book as a jumping-off point to broaden the critical debate on art that engages with continually evolving digital technologies. Exhibition: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, USA (23.6-14.10.2018).
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.