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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814208503321

Titolo

Signs of life : bio art and beyond / / Eduardo Kac, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass. ; ; London, : MIT, c2007

ISBN

0-262-31161-5

1-282-09875-6

9786612098758

0-262-27659-3

1-4294-8395-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

x, 420 p. : ill

Collana

Leonardo

Altri autori (Persone)

KacEduardo

Disciplina

700.105

Soggetti

Biotechnology in art

Art and science

Art - Moral and ethical aspects

Science - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Biotech culture -- Bioethics -- Bio art -- Biology and art history.

Sommario/riassunto

The theory and practice of bio art, a new art form that uses the materials and processes of biotechnology, with examples of work by such prominent artists as Eduardo Kac and Marc Quinn.