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9780879696979

The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age

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  • ISBN13:

    9780879696979

  • ISBN10:

    0879696974

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-12-01
  • Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

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Summary

The gene has become a cultural icon and an increasingly rich source of imagery and ideas for visual artists. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary painting and sculpture, The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Ageexplores the moral and bioethical questions these works address. What does it mean to be human? What is #x1C;identity#x1D; in a society of genetically manipulated individuals? Questions like these are growing louder as genetic technology advances and the public examines the ethical consequences more widely. Suzanne Anker and Dorothy Nelkin, an artist and a social scientist, have written a thought#x13;provoking and visually fascinating book for scientists, artists, students, and general readers intrigued by the anxiety and exhilaration of the genetic age.

Author Biography

Suzanne Anker is a visual artist and theoretician working with genetic imagery. Her work has been shown both nationally and internationally in museums and galleries Dorothy is a Professor at New York University in the Department of Sociology and School of Law

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Divining DNA xi
Philip R. Reilly
Image Credits xvii
Deciphering DNA: The Art and Science of a Supermolecule
1(8)
Reductionism: The Body as a ``Code Script'' of Information
9(38)
Mutation, Manipulation, and Monsters: The New Grotesque in Art
47(34)
Blurring Boundaries: Chimeras and Transgenics
81(32)
Breeding Better Babies: A New Eugenics?
113(40)
Commodification: Genes for Sale
153(32)
Science as Culture: Through the Artist's Lens
185(12)
List of Artists and Their Works 197(6)
Appendix, Group Art Exhibits That Focus on Genetics Concepts 203(4)
Index 207

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