Art and Biotechnology
Viral Culture from CRISPR to COVID
- 280 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Art and Biotechnology
Viral Culture from CRISPR to COVID
About this book
This interdisciplinary anthology examines the relationship between developments in biotechnology and both artistic and literary innovation, focussing in particular on how newfound molecular technologies and knowledge regimes, such as CRISPR gene editing, alter conceptions of what it means to be human. The book presents 21 essays, split across four parts, from a coterie of artists, theorists, historians and scientists which examine the symbiotic relationship between humans, animals, and viruses as well as the impossibility of germ-free existence. The essays in this volume are urgent in their topicality, embodying the exhilarating yet alarming zeitgeist of contemporary nonhuman-to-human viral transmission and gene editing technologies. Ultimately, Art and Biotechnology reveals how art and biotechnology influence each other and how art has shaped the discussion around gene editing and the socio-cultural aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is essential reading for students and researchers focussing on science and art, environmental humanities, and ethics.
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Dedication
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- List of Plates
- List of Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: CRISPR, COVID, Creativity, and Control
- Part One Biotechnology and the Arts: Studies
- 1 Resurrecting the Woolly Mammoth and Muybridge’s Horse: CRISPR, Cinema, and Species Revival
- 2 Autopoiesis in Contemporary Bioart: Rethinking Autonomy and Agency
- 3 The Exterminating Angels: Bio-/Thanatos-Art
- 4 Viral Variation(s): Juan Eduardo Cirlot and the Poetics of Permutation
- Part Two Biotechnology and the Arts: Practice
- 5 Baitul Ma’mur: DNA Manifolds and the House of Angels
- 6 Gene Music: Biologically Motivated Musical Serialism
- 7 Transformation: An Exercise in How to Relate to Lively Material
- 8 Symbiogenesis Begins at the Mouth, Skin, and Genitalia
- 9 Aphrodisiac in the Machine
- Part Three COVID and the Arts: Reflections
- 10 Art Worlds Evolving: Notes on Evolutionary Metaphors of Change and the Global Art System
- 11 Embracing Viral Uncertainty? It’s Complicated
- 12 The Anosmatic Symposium
- 13 FEMeeting: Making of an Antibodies Network
- 14 COVID-19 and the Embodiment of Disruption: Assemblages of Agency and the Turducken of Chaos
- 15 Life in the Time of Slow Hauling Knowledge
- Part Four COVID and the Arts: Practice
- 16 Thermobiopolitics
- 17 Utter: On the Matter of Human Emissions
- 18 Death Tool Kit: Practical and Spiritual Guidance from Artists Adriene Jenik, IONE, Marne Lucas, Linda Mary Montano, and Kira O’Reilly
- 19 Creating and Exhibiting Artworks Embedded with SARS-CoV-2 Genetic Material during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 20 Living in the Pandemic Panopticon: Who/What Is Watching You While You Think You Are Alone?
- 21 Viruses as Testing Grounds for Speculations
- Index
- Plates
- Copyright