Description
In 1985, the French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard curated a groundbreaking exhibition called Les Immatériaux at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The exhibition showed how telecommunication technologies were beginning to impact every aspect of life. At the same time, it was a material demonstration of what Lyotard called the post-modern condition.
This book features a previously unpublished report by Jean-François Lyotard on the conception of Les Immatériaux and its relation to postmodernity. Reviewing the historical significance of the exhibition, his text is accompanied by twelve contemporary meditations. The philosophers, art historians, and artists analyse this important moment in the history of media and theory, and reflect on the new material conditions brought about by digital technologies in the last 30 years.
Identifier
ISBN Print: 978-3-95796-030-6
ISBN PDF: 978-3-95796-031-3
ISBN EPUB: 978-3-95796-032-0
DOI: 10.14619/002
Book
Title
30 Years After Les Immatériaux: Art, Science and Theory
Author/Editor
Broeckmann, Andreas
Hui, Yuk
Birnbaum, Daniel
Boissier, Jean-Louis
Dufrêne, Thierry
Gallo, Francesca
Gere, Charlie
Hudek, Antony
Lyotard, Jean-François
Mackay, Robin
Sejten, Anne Elisabeth
Stiegler, Bernhard
Wallenstein, Sven-Olov
Blurb
In 1985, the French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard curated a groundbreaking exhibition called Les Immatériaux at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The exhibition showed how telecommunication technologies were beginning to impact every aspect of life. At the same time, it was a material demonstration of what Lyotard called the post-modern condition.
This book features a previously unpublished report by Jean-François Lyotard on the conception of Les Immatériaux and its relation to postmodernity. Reviewing the historical significance of the exhibition, his text is accompanied by twelve contemporary meditations. The philosophers, art historians, and artists analyse this important moment in the history of media and theory, and reflect on the new material conditions brought about by digital technologies in the last 30 years.
Keywords
Art
Postmodernity
ISBN Print
978-3-95796-030-6
ISBN PDF
978-3-95796-031-3
ISBN EPUB
978-3-95796-032-0
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