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  • Digital Art History

    A Subject in Transition. Computers and the History of Art Series, Volume 1

    Series series Computers and the History of Art
    This book looks at the transformation that Art and Art history is undergoing through engagement with the digital revolution. Since its initiation in 1985, CHArt (Computers and the History of Art) has set out to promote interaction between the rapidly developing new Information Technology and the study and practice of Art. It has become increasingly clear in recent years that this interaction has ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Futures Past

    Thirty Years of Arts Computing

    Series series Computers and the History of Art
    Eleven contributors to this volume reflect upon the unprecedented ways in which digital media have been transforming art practice, study and education. The authors – researchers, teachers, custodians of art collections and picture libraries, and an artist – cover a wide range of issues, arguing for a more profound understanding of digital culture. With the benefit of hindsight it is now possible ... Read more

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