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Computer-for-art   (French Equivalent: Ordinateur-pour-art)

DefinitionNew trend in the media art world represent by all-in-one units (computers, drives and monitors) which are beind use to contain works of computer-based art in convenient (and highly saleable) modules, giving a sense of permanence and commodity to mediums once thought unmarkeable - case-in-point, Internet art. While highly successful on a commercial level, however, these "object" solutions don't solve the larger questions of authenticity and originality posed by conceptual and media-based art.
 
Broader Term ↑Equipment
Related Terms ↔Conceptual art
Authenticity