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 ConstructionLarry Bell

No. 35Norman Zammitt

The Marvelous Electronic Device for Young and Old AlikePiotr Kowalski

UntitledWilliam Morehouse

Gil Henderson

MaxfeedCraig Kauffman

Star GardenMax Neuhaus

Les Levine

Human Body IIISoroku Toyoshima

Grass FieldJohn Whitney

VehicleAlex Hay

Bandoneon! (a combine)Lucinda Child

David Tudor