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This collection of essays examines the city of Stockton, California from an interdisciplinary perspective. Stockton is in the heart of the Central Valley, an agricultural region that comprises a diverse population and rich history. This book covers the economic downturn of the city that was ground zero for the housing market crisis during the Great Recession, which resulted in it becoming the first major American city to declare bankruptcy. Nevertheless, the city cannot be framed only on its economic misfortunes; Stockton has a vibrant community with important historical figures such as Martín Ramírez, an outsider painter who was a patient in the Stockton State Hospital. This book also cov...
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La deriva digital da paso a nuevas formas de diálogo expresivo, lo cual modifica supuestos que parecían inamovibles, como el diseño de imágenes en la industria cultural. La comunicación virtual viene marcada por la rapidez, el desenfreno, las realidades líquidas, la obsesión comercial y el marcaje ideológico. Todo ha evolucionado, de modo que pensamos teniendo en cuenta los factores que determinan el espacio online. Actualmente diseñamos elementos gráficos para Internet, sin preocuparnos por imprimir o distribuir en papel. Difundimos en redes, y la nueva efervescencia creativa se transmite a través de pantallas. Nuestras lecturas se desarrollan en función de datos, aunque perdura...
A pioneer study on a scarcely studied topic: contemporary cyber-feminist art in a world where biotechnological research and innovation has opened new horizons of how women can be imagined, represented and communicated in respect to social meaning and corporeal conditions. Author Jasso analyzes the historic outcome of this process and the new platforms and inflexion points of this artistic genre. Includes 3 case studies of artists that go beyond geographical limits: French video artist Catherine Ikam, American conceptual multimedia artist Victoria Vesna (New York, NY), and Korean artist Lee Bul and her futuristic installations
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Ensayos de especialistas de distintas áreas de conocimiento y medios laborales en torno a tres grandes temas: los aspectos éticos y estéticos del arte contemporáneo, los aspectos político-sociales, y las nuevas relaciones entre el arte y el público.