Critical Writing Index

Art & Technology- The New Combine

by Douglas Davis

Art in America, Jan. 1968, v. 56, no. 1, pp. 29-37

An article about the symbiotic relationship between art and technology. Author Douglas Davis posits that 'technology has always left its imprint upon art', citing its affect in art materials since the development of pigment. He goes on to relate technology to the process of making, not just the material. Davis goes on to summarize contemporary artists practices of the era working with, about and because of technology, such as Les Levine, Soroku Toyoshima, John Whitney and Norman Zammitt.

ITEM 1968.005 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Solid Construction – Larry Bell

No. 35 – Norman Zammitt

The Marvelous Electronic Device for Young and Old Alike – Piotr Kowalski

Untitled – William Morehouse

Gil Henderson

Maxfeed – Craig Kauffman

Star Garden – Max Neuhaus

Les Levine

Human Body III – Soroku Toyoshima

Grass Field – John Whitney

Vehicle – Alex Hay

Bandoneon! (a combine) – Lucinda Child

David Tudor