Information Arts by Stephen Wilson, MIT, £34.95, ISBN 026223209X
WHICH of the following were developed by artists, and which by technologists
or scientists? A system allowing users to control the movement of a subject’s
body remotely; a device that is sensitive to hugs; and a strain of mice bred to
munch computer cables. The fact that the answer isn’t obvious is the key to the
appeal of Information Arts by Stephen Wilson. The intellectual space
opened up by new information technologies, above all else, led to a flowering of
weird and wonderful collaborations and cross-discipline dressing.
Wilson, professor of conceptual…
