The definitive guide to art in our technological world.
This landmark reference work examines an extensive array of artworks as well as mediums and technologies, integrating history, theory, practice, curation, and culture.
Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of New Media Art is an indispensable and definitive guide for students and scholars of art history, new media studies, and related disciplines such as science and technology studies, museum studies, and applied arts.
Diverse international perspectives support the global study of new media art as a reflection of our changing understanding of the relationship between society and technology
Discover the key theories and theorists, from cyberfeminism and posthumanism to Gilles Deleuze and Donna Haraway
Explore the practices of new media art, from robotics and time-based art to multi-media performance, surveillance, and hacking
Examine the challenges of curation, from exhibitions and immersion to archiving and collecting
Understand the cultural contexts informing new media, from darknet and political activism to blockchain cultures and AI
Trace artistic and technological developments from the 19th century to the present day through the complimentary Timeline: the Chronology of New Media Art