“Art as Antibody: A Redefinition of Art for the Internet Age” presented by Ippolito and Blais
Symposium:
Session Title:
- Transvergence
Presentation Title:
- Art as Antibody: A Redefinition of Art for the Internet Age
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Abstract:
Art’s recent infiltration of stock markets, courtrooms, and mobile phones marks a seismic shift in the role it plays in society. The once-academic question “what is art” has acquired new urgency now that society depends on this collective immune system to confront technology’s increasing encroachment into daily life. Drawing on case studies from our 2006 book At the Edge of Art, this paper examines the special powers granted art of the Internet age, which—no longer content to sit on a pedestal or auction block—can respond aggressively to the ethical crises caused by technology’s infection of society.
