Examines the role of art in an age of 'real time' information systems and instantaneous communication. This book explores how the practice of art keeps our relation to time, history and even our own humanity open. It also explores both the making and purpose of art, and how much further it can travel from the human body.

Introduction: Three Million BC 1. 1833: Samuel Morse's Invention 2. 1888: Vincent van Gogh and Hypergraphic Culture 3. 1918: Kazimir Malevich in Orbit 4. 1947: Crossing the Time Barrier 5. 1952: John Cage's Early Warning System 6. 1956: John McHale, Art and Systems 7. 1970: Jack Burnham and Art in Real Time 8. 1985: Jean-Franois Lyotard and the Immaterial 9. 2002: Short Films about Flying Conclusion: '2001': Can Art Go On Without A Body

'This is the first book that critically situates the technologies of real-time computing within the broader discourses of visual and media history. From Jack Burnham to John Cage, Leroi-Gourhan to Marshall McLuhan, and Les immateriaux to Stanley Kubrick, Gere challenges us to consider the role of the entire apparatus of communication in the ongoing construction of art as information processing system.' Barbara Maria Stafford, author of 'Devices of Wonder: From the World in a Box to Images on a Screen' 'I have read Art, Time, and Technology with permanent and increasing admiration, pleasure, and excitement. Charlie Gere's book is without any doubt a major contribution to the field of 'art and technology' (and sometimes even 'art and science') studies, which it innovates in very stimulating ways ... one can only admire the breadth of the author's interests and the depth of his insights.' Leonardo Journal and Online Charlie's book is, without any doubt, a major contribution to the field of 'art and technology' (and sometimes even 'art and science') studies, which it innovates in very stimulating ways. Jan Baetens

The position of cultural theory has radically shifted. What was once the engine of change across the Humanities and Social Sciences is now faced with a new 'post-theoretical' mood, a return to empiricism and to a more transparent politics. So what is the future for cultural theory? Addressing this question through the presentation of innovative, provocative and cutting-edge work, the Culture Machine series both repositions cultural theory and reaffirms its continuing intellectual and political importance.