Abstract: 

Since the pioneering 'software art' movement of the 2000s, software has taken on a strategic role in media art. If we interpret it not just as a code running on a machine, but as a formalised process implemented through a series of actions, we can develop different strategies for curating media art, but also for performing it and using it as a crucial component for archiving its history. Through a series of case studies, these practises will be unfolded in relation to publishing to show how they can potentially contribute to the field.

Bio:

Alessandro Ludovico is a researcher, artist and chief editor of Neural magazine since 1993. He received his Ph.D. degree in English and Media from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge (UK). He is Associate Professor at the Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. He has published and edited several books, and has lectured worldwide. He also served as an advisor for the Documenta 12's Magazine Project. He is one of the authors of the award-winning Hacking Monopolism trilogy of artworks (Google Will Eat Itself, Amazon Noir, Face to Facebook).

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