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Whirring machines: cybernetics and the pre/histories of automata

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dc.contributor.authorBell, Genevieveen
dc.contributor.authorMeares, Andrewen
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-18T19:40:47Z
dc.date.available2026-06-18T19:40:47Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-02en
dc.description.abstractTo celebrate the first work by Wolfson to enter an Australian collection the National Gallery presents Body Sculpture: Jordan Wolfson. The publication explores robust ideas, facilitates discussions and unfolds unique perspectives, positioning the work within diverse contexts, including art history, cybernetics and media theory. Featuring texts by Wolfson’s principal collaborator, Mark Setrakian; Richard Taylor of Wētā Workshop; Russell Storer, Head of International Art at the National Gallery; Russell Ferguson, a curator, writer and longtime observer of Wolfson’s work; Genevieve Bell and Andrew Meares, from the ANU School of Cybernetics; and artist Anne Imhof. Edited by Russell Storer, Head of International Art, National Gallery of Australia.en
dc.description.statusNot peer-revieweden
dc.format.extent5en
dc.identifier.isbn9780642335036en
dc.identifier.otherORCID:/0000-0002-0096-2088/work/217688070en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733811543
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherNational Gallery of Australiaen
dc.relation.ispartofBody Sculpture: Jordan Wolfsonen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJordan Wolfson: Body Sculptureen
dc.rightsInvited to contribute book chapteren
dc.titleWhirring machines: cybernetics and the pre/histories of automataen
dc.typeBook chapteren
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage33en
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage29en
local.contributor.affiliationBell, Genevieve; School of Cybernetics, ANU College of Systems and Society, The Australian National Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationMeares, Andrew; School of Cybernetics, ANU College of Systems and Society, The Australian National Universityen
local.identifier.pure968e47da-afb8-40f2-8d5c-76350f3e35e1en
local.identifier.urlhttps://nga.gov.au/media/dd/documents/NGA_Annual_Report_23_24.pdfen
local.identifier.urlhttps://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/jordan-wolfson-body-sculpture/en
local.type.statusPublisheden

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