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Walking and mapping : artists as cartographers / Karen O'Rourke.

By: O'Rourke, Karen [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2013Description: 360 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780262018500 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Artists as cartographers | Arts, Modern -- 20th century -- Philosophy | Arts, Modern -- 20th century -- Philosophy | Walking -- Philosophy | Art and Design | Art and DesignDDC classification: 700.9'04 Summary: Here, Karen O'Rourke explores a series of walking/mapping projects by contemporary artists. Some chart 'emotional GPS'; some use GPS for creating 'datascapes' while others use their legs to do 'speculative mapping.' Many work with scientists, designers, and engineers. O'Rourke offers close readings of these works and situates them in relation to landmark works from the past half-century.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Here, Karen O'Rourke explores a series of walking/mapping projects by contemporary artists. Some chart 'emotional GPS'; some use GPS for creating 'datascapes' while others use their legs to do 'speculative mapping.' Many work with scientists, designers, and engineers. O'Rourke offers close readings of these works and situates them in relation to landmark works from the past half-century.

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