Publisher: Cultural Arts Publishing House

Publication Date: 2020

Binding: Hardcover, 393 pages

Language: Chinese and English

ISBN: 9787503960737

From September 26, 2020 to January 17, 2021, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art presents “Immaterial / Re-material: A Brief History of Computing Art,” a wide-ranging overview of the evolution of computing art from the 1960s to the present, exploring topics that span from machine-learning aesthetics to digital objecthood and technological discontent. The accompanying bilingual exhibition catalogue is formatted into two sections, “Images,” including comprehensive documentation of each exhibited artwork, and “Texts,” which features artist interviews and work descriptions alongside essays by exhibition curator Jerome Neutres, renowned philosopher of technology Yuk Hui, and pioneering digital artist Edmond Couchot, who shares a personal account of the origins of computing art. The book was accompanied by a catalogue website that hosted videos of all of the moving image works. Together, these elements expand upon the exhibition’s exploration of computing art’s past and future. Both the physical publication and website are designed by Beijing’s loof.design. The catalogue is published by Beijing’s Culture and Art Publishing House.