Information art : diagramming microchips

Author

McCarty, Cara

Document type

Catalogue d'exposition

Language

English

Source

ill. (some col.); col. diagrams ; 46 p. ; 1990

ISBN

0810960001; 0870703102

Publisher

Museum of Modern Art, New York (usa) / dist. by H.N. Abrams, New York (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Exhibition presents computer-generated diagrams of the electronic pathways that make up integrated circuits, 1974-1989. These complex patterns are ultimately etched into silicon to form microchips, which are used in computers. Catalogue essay discusses the microelectronics industry and the nature of integrated circuits, highlighting the aesthetic appeal of microchip design. Concludes that these diagrams represent a sophisticated form of industrial design.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- United States
• Computer art
• Computer science
• Electronics
• Integrated circuits
• Pattern
• 1900-2000
• Design
• United States
• Exhibitions
• Information
• Art
• Museum of Modern Art||New York (NY, USA)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- États-Unis
• Computer art
• Informatique
• Electronique
• Circuit intégré
• Motif
• 1900-2000
• Design
• Etats-Unis
• Exposition
• Information
• Art
• Museum of Modern Art||New York (NY, USA)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00428212

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