Signs of life
Subtitle: bio art and beyond
By: Eduardo Kac, editor
Contributors: Kac, Eduardo
Series: Leonardo; Leonardo (Series) (Cambridge, Mass.)
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780262112932
Subjects: Biotechnology in art; Art and science; Art -- Moral and ethical aspects; Science -- Moral and ethical aspects
Description: "Bio art is a new art form that has emerged from the cultural impact and increasing accessibility of contemporary biotechnology. Signs of Life is the first book to focus exclusively on art that uses biotechnology as its medium, defining and discussing the theoretical and historical implications of bio art and offering examples of work by prominent artists."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Biotech culture; title: Bioethics; title: Bio art; title: Biology and art history