{"product_id":"electric-op-hardcover","title":"Electric Op - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTina Rivers Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLindsay Caplan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eZsofi Valyi-Nagy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn English\/French bilingual volume that traces the enduring legacy of geometric abstraction through the last six decades of electronic art and culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most popular artistic styles of the twentieth century, Op art transformed European geometric abstraction into a global phenomenon in the mid-1960s. Its disorienting patterns and illusions, rendered with machine-like precision, became icons of the futuristic Space Age. As the 1960s faded, Op became a short-lived fad, dismissed by art historians and critics as visual kitsch. Over the last 15 years, however, many museums have re-introduced Op to audiences who enthusiastically embrace it as a reflection of contemporary life. Emerging at precisely the same time as mainstream video technologies and the modern digital computer, Op helped shape the aesthetics of electronic media, becoming the first artistic movement of the Information Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuxtaposing plates of approximately 123 artworks by 88 international artists and collectives from the 1960s to the present (including Victor Vasarely, Vera Molnar, Lillian Schwartz, JODI, Ryoji Ikeda, and Cory Arcangel), \u003ci\u003eElectric Op\u003c\/i\u003e offers a scholarly re-evaluation of the legacy of abstraction and the surprisingly intertwined histories of contemporary and digital art. It is also a blockbuster of dazzling works that appeal to all ages, including iconic masterpieces alongside rarely-seen gems. Outstanding works from the collections of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and the Mus?e d'arts de Nantes are supplemented with key loans from other major museums, private collections, and artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTina Rivers Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e is a curator at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in Buffalo, New York. \u003cb\u003eLindsay Caplan\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of History of Art and Architecture at Brown University. \u003cb\u003eZsofi Valyi-Nagy\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and postdoctoral scholar in residence at the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles. \u003cb\u003eJacob Gaboury\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of Film \u0026amp; Media at the University of California at Berkeley, specializing in the seventy year history of digital image technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 12.2 x 10.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753184428320,"sku":"9781913875695","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4cc49bf24630ee680897cb4ab9c83474.webp?v=1780014662","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/electric-op-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}