Trap of identity and delusion of truth / Franco 'Bifo' Berardi. Mass authentic / Rob Horning -- The miracle-industrial complex / Beny Wagner -- Image explosion / David Joselit -- Against the novelty of new media : the resuscitation of the authentic / Erica Balsom -- Digital provenance and the work of art as derivative / McKenzie Wark -- Methods of representation / Jazmina Figueroa -- Achieving agency in the face of technology : interview with Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst / Barbara Cueto & Bas Hendrikx -- Trap of identity and delusion of truth / Franco 'Bifo' Berardi.
Summary:
The everyday connotations of the original, the real, sincere, valid, historical or deep are well-known, and the opposite of the authentic may then be the superficial, false, not-what-it-seems, or just new. Nonetheless 'the real thing' presents us with some productive ambiguities that create a point of departure for an analysis and a better understanding of the changes in the post-digital society. Digital technology is embedded in almost every personal relationship, in labour conditions, and in aesthetic practices. What does this mean for the 'authentic'? To unfold the nuances of the concept of contemporary authenticity this book aims to bring together different thinkers to reflect on the meaning of the authentic now. As a process and as a fluid and performative scheme to be enacted at any time?not just in terms of art and art making but flowing into every single nook of contemporary life, from the intimate to the public.
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