Women Art and Technology

<b>A sourcebook of documentation on women artists at the forefront of work at the intersection of art and technology.</b><p>Although women have been at the forefront of art and technology creation no source has adequately documented their core contributions to the field. <i>Women Art and Technology</i> which originated in a Leonardo journal project of the same name is a compendium of the work of women artists who have played a central role in the development of new media practice.The book includes overviews of the history and foundations of the field by among others artists Sheila Pinkel and Kathy Brew; classic papers by women working in art and technology; papers written expressly for this book by women whose work is currently shaping and reshaping the field; and a series of critical essays that look to the future.</p><p><b>Artist contributors</b><br>Computer graphics artists Rebecca Allen and Donna Cox; video artists Dara Birnbaum Joan Jonas Valerie Soe and Steina Vasulka; composers Cecile Le Prado Pauline Oliveros and Pamela Z; interactive artists Jennifer Hall and Blyth Hazen Agnes Hegedus Lynn Hershman and Sonya Rapoport; virtual reality artists Char Davies and Brenda Laurel; net artists Anna Couey Monika Fleischmann and Wolfgang Strauss Nancy Paterson and Sandy Stone; and choreographer Dawn Stoppiello; critics include Margaret Morse Jaishree Odin Patric Prince and Zoe Sofia</p>