Tag: Nuo Min
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Seeing at Stake: The Anti-Aesthetic of Bio-Art
In this age of biotechnology the concepts of biology and life are being radically transformed. Biotechnology is not only a category of science, but is also closely related to social, economic, and cultural fields, which are often overshadowed by technical rationality. Bio-art draws on emerging biotechnologies to create works of art that remove technology from…
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[AF Forum 05] Nuo Min: Seeing at Stake: The Anti-Aesthetic of Bio-art
Bio-art draws on emerging biotechnologies to create works of art that remove technology from the context of using, accomplishing something similar to Duchamp’s revolutionary art production models while providing a value-neutral platform to examine the current state of biotechnology. Foster’s anti-aesthetic is here, not in a pejorative sense but rather marking an interdisciplinary practice that…