Peter Weibel

Art as an Act of Cognition

Jens Lutz, Philipp Ziegler, Clara Runge , Stephanie Stadler

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MIT Press
10 September 2024

The Arts: General & Reference

The first comprehensive overview of Peter Weibel's visionary work, covering over half a century of artistic expression from material to machines to media.

The first comprehensive overview of Peter Weibel's visionary work, covering over half a century of artistic expression from material to machines to media.

Peter Weibel- Art as an Act of Cognition presents the first comprehensive overview of the work of Peter Weibel (1944-2023), an influential artist who anticipated key developments in the art of the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries and evolved new utopian visions of a free society and individual freedom. As one of the first artists to create VR installations, Weibel was also a leading figure in the expansion of the arts into other modes of reality. His work revealed the perceptual mechanisms by which reality is constructed not only socially, but also neurologically. This publication, insightfully edited by Jens Lutz and Philipp Ziegler, covers over half a century of his artistic expression, and traces his groundbreaking migration from material to machines to media.

This book follows the trajectory of Weibel's work with various media-from literature to photography, from performance art to video to expanded cinema, from sculpture, sound art, and light art to digital artworks. It presents more than 400 distinctive creations by Weibel. Insightful essays and texts are accompanied by over 1200 illustrations, many never seen before. Analyses by acclaimed scholars contextualize and situate Weibel's works within art historical and philosophical discourses, elaborate on his pioneering contributions, and establish his immense influence. The book draws on the artist's large personal archive, presenting early draft concepts as well as personal historical statements, many of which are published here in English for the first time. Additionally, 35 videos can be accessed via QR code-featuring original works and commentaries by the artist himself.

By: Jens Lutz, Philipp Ziegler
With: Clara Runge, Stephanie Stadler, Patrick Trappendreher
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 300mm, Width: 216mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780262049139
ISBN 10: 0262049139
Pages: 568
Publication Date: 10 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jens Lutz has been the head of publications at ZKM, Center for Arts and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany, since 2008. Philipp Ziegler is head of the Curatorial Department at ZKM.

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Art as an Act of Cognition

Jens Lutz, Philipp Ziegler, Clara Runge , Stephanie Stadler

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