Coming March 30th 2023 from MIT Press! https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262044936/art-diy-electronics/ A systematic theory of DIY electronic culture, drawn from a century of artists who have independently built creative technologies. Since the rise of Arduino and 3D printing in the mid-2000s, do-it-yourself approaches to the creative exploration of technology have surged in popularity. But the maker movement is not new: it is a historically significant practice in contemporary art and design. This book documents, tracks, and identifies a hundred years of innovative DIY technology practices, illustrating how the maker movement is a continuation of a long-standing creative electronic subculture. Through this comprehensive exploration, Garnet Hertz develops a theory and language of creative DIY electronics, drawing from diverse examples of contemporary art, including work from renowned electronic artists such as Nam June Paik and such art collectives as Survival Research Laboratories and the Barbie Liberation Front. Hertz uncovers the defining elements of electronic DIY culture, which often works with limited resources to bring new life to obsolete objects while engaging in a critical dialogue with consumer capitalism. Whether hacking blackboxed technologies or deploying culture jamming techniques to critique commercial labor practices or gender norms, the artists have found creative ways to make personal and political statements through creative technologies. The wide range of innovative works and practices profiled in Art + DIY Electronics form a general framework for DIY culture and help inspire readers to get creative with their own adaptations, fabrications, and reimaginations of everyday technologies. “This was so fun to read, especially for an academic book. Hertz's punk/hacker/kludge perspectives provide a truly fascinating and valuable ride through the history of the DIY scene. Read it and be inspired!” Mitch Altman, Hacker and Inventor; Cofounder, Noisebridge Hackerspace “In this groundbreaking study, Hertz argues that the DIY electronic artists who 'kludge' their own technologies constitute an important artistic countercultural practice that is an urgent response to the escalating failures of our technological infrastructures.” Tina Rivers Ryan, Curator, Buffalo AKG Art Museum; Co-curator of Difference Machines: Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art “A 'DIY Native' who has been perverting technological correctness since 1996, Hertz is the ideal guide for connecting art and DIY culture. This book is a treasure trove of ideas and a joy to read.” Edward Shanken, Professor, UC Santa Cruz; author of Art and Electronic Media Garnet Hertz is Canada Research Chair in Design and Media Arts and Associate Professor of Design at Emily Carr University. The recipient of a Fulbright and the Oscar Signorini Award in robotic art, he has exhibited his work in eighteen countries and been profiled by such media outlets as CNN, NPR, and Wired. Audio: The Barbie Liberation Organization (1993) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_Liberation_Organization

• published: 25 Jan 2023
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