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Fourfield: Computers, Art & the 4th Dimension by Tony Robbin, 1992

Fourfield: Computers, Art & the 4th Dimension Book

The Computer Artist's Handbook: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications by Lillian Feldman Schwartz, 1992

The Computer Artist's Handbook: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications Book

Evolutionary Art and Computers by Stephen Todd, 1992

Evolutionary Art and Computers Book

Art Futura 93: Vida Artificial / Artificial Life, 1993

Art Futura 93: Vida Artificial / Artificial Life Book

Just This Once: A Novel Written by a Computer Programmed to Think Like the World’s Bestselling Author by Scott French, 1993

Just This Once: A Novel Written by a Computer Programmed to Think Like the World’s Bestselling Author Book

Algorithmus und Kunst: »Die präzisen Vergnügen« by Frieder Nake, 1993

Algorithmus und Kunst: »Die präzisen Vergnügen« Book

Art of the Electronic Age by Frank Popper, 1993

Art of the Electronic Age Book

The Art of Computer Designing: A Black and White Approach by Osamu Sato, 1993

The Art of Computer Designing: A Black and White Approach Book

Gerhard von Graevenitz: eine Kunst jenseits des Bildes by Gerhard von Graevenitz, 1994

Gerhard von Graevenitz: eine Kunst jenseits des Bildes Book

Japanese Culture: The Fifty Postwar Years 戦後文化の軌跡 1945–1995 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1995

Japanese Culture: The Fifty Postwar Years 戦後文化の軌跡 1945–1995 Book

Vilko Žiljak: Kompjuterska grafika by Vilko Žiljak, 1996

Vilko Žiljak: Kompjuterska grafika Book

Electric Sound: The Past and Promise of Electronic Music by Joel Chadabe, 1997

Electric Sound: The Past and Promise of Electronic Music Book

Computer Graphics Proceedings, Annual Conference Series 1997 (SIGGRAPH 97) by Turner Whitted, 1997

Computer Graphics Proceedings, Annual Conference Series 1997 (SIGGRAPH 97) Book

Max Bense: Ausgewählte Schriften, Band 4: Poetische Texte by Max Bense, 1998

Max Bense: Ausgewählte Schriften, Band 4: Poetische Texte Book

Arbeiten am Computer. Originaltintenstrahldrucke 1998–1999 by Charlotte Sommer-Landgraf, 1999

Arbeiten am Computer. Originaltintenstrahldrucke 1998–1999 Book

The Computer in the Visual Arts by Anne Morgan Spalter, 1999

The Computer in the Visual Arts Book

Art/Women/California 1950–2000: Parallels and Intersections by Diana Burgess Fuller, 2002

Art/Women/California 1950–2000: Parallels and Intersections Book

Animation Unlimited: Innovative Short Films Since 1940 by Liz Faber, 2003

Animation Unlimited: Innovative Short Films Since 1940 Book

Digital Currents: Art in the Electronic Age by Margot Lovejoy, 2004

Digital Currents: Art in the Electronic Age Book

Harmonograph: A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music by Anthony Ashton, 2005

Harmonograph: A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music Book

Possible Futures: Japanese Postwar Art and Technology by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 2005

Possible Futures: Japanese Postwar Art and Technology Book

The Music of CSIRAC: Australia's First Computer Music by Paul Doornbusch, 2005

The Music of CSIRAC: Australia's First Computer Music Book

Joan Truckenbrod (Telos Portfolio Collection) by Joan Truckenbrod, 2005

Joan Truckenbrod (Telos Portfolio Collection) Book

Dankai Punch 団塊パンチ, vol. 1, no. 1 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 2006

Dankai Punch 団塊パンチ, vol. 1, no. 1 Ephemera

Charles A. Csuri: Beyond Boundaries, 1963–present by Charles "Chuck" Csuri, 2006

Charles A. Csuri: Beyond Boundaries, 1963–present Book

Foundations of Cyclopean Perception by Béla Julesz, 2006

Foundations of Cyclopean Perception Book

20th Century Computer Art: Beginnings and Developments 20世紀コンピュータ・アートの軌跡と展望 by Hiroshi Kawano, 2006

20th Century Computer Art: Beginnings and Developments 20世紀コンピュータ・アートの軌跡と展望 Book

Shadows of Reality: The Fourth Dimension in Relativity, Cubism, and Modern Thought by Tony Robbin, 2006

Shadows of Reality: The Fourth Dimension in Relativity, Cubism, and Modern Thought Book

Painting the Digital River: How an Artist Learned to Love the Computer by James Faure Walker, 2006

Painting the Digital River: How an Artist Learned to Love the Computer Book

Jacquard's Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age by Michel-Marie Carquillat, 2007

Jacquard's Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age Book

Ex Machina – Frühe Computergrafik bis 1979: Die Sammlungen Franke und weitere Stiftungen in der Kunsthalle Bremen. Herbert W. Franke zum 80. Geburtstag by Herbert W. Franke, 2007

Ex Machina – Frühe Computergrafik bis 1979: Die Sammlungen Franke und weitere Stiftungen in der Kunsthalle Bremen. Herbert W. Franke zum 80. Geburtstag Book

Eduardo Mac Entyre: Obras inéditas años 50 y Abstracción geométrica argentina 1958–2007 by Eduardo Mac Entyre, 2008

Eduardo Mac Entyre: Obras inéditas años 50 y Abstracción geométrica argentina 1958–2007 Book

WIM: The Upsidedown Book by Roman Verostko, 2008

WIM: The Upsidedown Book Book

bit international. [Nove] tendencije. Computer und visuelle Forschung. Zagreb 1961–1973 by Peter Weibel, 2008

bit international. [Nove] tendencije. Computer und visuelle Forschung. Zagreb 1961–1973 Book

The Art of Sonia Landy Sheridan by Sonia Landy Sheridan, 2009

The Art of Sonia Landy Sheridan Book

Journey to a Plugged in State of Mind: Electronic Music, A Century of Experimentation and Exploitation by Dave Henderson, 2010

Journey to a Plugged in State of Mind: Electronic Music, A Century of Experimentation and Exploitation Book

The World of Digital Art by Wolf Lieser, 2010

The World of Digital Art Book

Process Compendium 2004-2010 by Casey Reas, 2010

Process Compendium 2004-2010 Book

Harold Cohen: New Paintings (Bernard Jacobson Gallery, 2011) by Harold Cohen, 2011

Harold Cohen: New Paintings (Bernard Jacobson Gallery, 2011) Book

Tony Robbin: A Retrospective by Tony Robbin, 2011

Tony Robbin: A Retrospective Book

Véra Molnar: une rétrospective, 1942/2012 by Vera Molnár, 2012

Véra Molnar: une rétrospective, 1942/2012 Book

Pairing of Polarities: The Life and Art of Sonya Rapoport by Sonya Rapoport, 2012

Pairing of Polarities: The Life and Art of Sonya Rapoport Book

Enrique Castro Cid 1937–1992: Pintor de Machalí, orgullo del arte chileno by Enrique Castro-Cid, 2013

Enrique Castro Cid 1937–1992: Pintor de Machalí, orgullo del arte chileno Book

The American Algorists: Linear Sublime by Jean-Pierre Hébert, 2013

The American Algorists: Linear Sublime Book

Arte de sistemas: el CAYC y el proyecto de un nuevo arte regional, 1969–1977 by María José Herrera, 2013

Arte de sistemas: el CAYC y el proyecto de un nuevo arte regional, 1969–1977 Book

Barbara Nessim: An Artful Life by Barbara Nessim, 2013

Barbara Nessim: An Artful Life Book

Digital Revolution: An Immersive Exhibition of Art, Design, Film, Music and Video Games by Neil McConnon, 2014

Digital Revolution: An Immersive Exhibition of Art, Design, Film, Music and Video Games Book

10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10 by Casey Reas, 2014

10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10 Book

Art at the Dawning of the Electronic Era: Generative Systems by Sonia Landy Sheridan, 2014

Art at the Dawning of the Electronic Era: Generative Systems Book

Cybernethisms: Aldo Giorgini’s Computer Art Legacy by Aldo Giorgini, 2015

Cybernethisms: Aldo Giorgini’s Computer Art Legacy Book

Konpyūta Āto no Sōsei コンピュータ・アートの創生: CTGの軌跡と思想 1966–1969 by Kazufumi Oizumi, 2015

Konpyūta Āto no Sōsei コンピュータ・アートの創生: CTGの軌跡と思想 1966–1969 Book

Peripheral Vision: Bell Labs, the S-C 4020, and the Origins of Computer Art by Zabet Patterson, 2015

Peripheral Vision: Bell Labs, the S-C 4020, and the Origins of Computer Art Book

Robots and Art: Exploring an Unlikely Symbiosis by Stelarc, 2016

Robots and Art: Exploring an Unlikely Symbiosis Book

Flower World Variations: A Sequence of Songs from the Yaqui Deer Dance by Harold Cohen, 2017

Flower World Variations: A Sequence of Songs from the Yaqui Deer Dance Book

Herbert Brün 100 at Rare Nest Gallery by Herbert Brün, 2018 (ca)

Herbert Brün 100 at Rare Nest Gallery Book

L'ensauvagement graphique du code by Pierre Braun, 2019

L'ensauvagement graphique du code Book

Roman Verostko and the Cloud of Unknowing: From Ideas in Mind to Ideas in Code by Roman Verostko, 2019

Roman Verostko and the Cloud of Unknowing: From Ideas in Mind to Ideas in Code Book

Mary Ellen Bute: Pioneer Animator by Mary Ellen Bute, 2020

Mary Ellen Bute: Pioneer Animator Book

Shape Grammars by Jannis Maroscheck, 2020

Shape Grammars Book

Vera Molnar: Pas froid aux yeux by Vera Molnár, 2021

Vera Molnar: Pas froid aux yeux Book

Wendit Tnce Inf by Allison Parrish, 2022

Wendit Tnce Inf Book

Cybernetic Serendipity: A Walk Around the Exhibition by Jasia Reichardt, 2022

Cybernetic Serendipity: A Walk Around the Exhibition Book

Different Engines: Media Technologies From Latin America by Andrés Burbano, 2023

Different Engines: Media Technologies From Latin America Book

Coded: Art Enters the Computer Age, 1952–1982 by Leslie Jones, 2023

Coded: Art Enters the Computer Age, 1952–1982 Book

Tracing the Line: The Art of Drawing Machines and Pen Plotters by Pierre Paslier, 2023

Tracing the Line: The Art of Drawing Machines and Pen Plotters Book

Digital Art by Christiane Paul, 2023

Digital Art Book

Electronic Perspectives: Vintage Electronic Musical Instruments by Tom Rhea, 2023

Electronic Perspectives: Vintage Electronic Musical Instruments Book

Machine Gaze: Exploring the In-Between States by Training AI Models by Ivona Tau, 2023

Machine Gaze: Exploring the In-Between States by Training AI Models Book

Proof of X: Blockchain As A New Medium For Art, 2024

Proof of X: Blockchain As A New Medium For Art Book

Radical Software: Women, Art & Computing 1960–1991 (Mudam exhibition guide), 2024

Radical Software: Women, Art & Computing 1960–1991 (Mudam exhibition guide) Ephemera

Digital Art: 1960s–Now by Pita Arreola, 2024

Digital Art: 1960s–Now Book

Neo Botanica: An Atlas of Artificially Generated Flora by Luca Bendandi, 2024

Neo Botanica: An Atlas of Artificially Generated Flora Book

Output: An Anthology of Computer-Generated Text, 1953–2023 by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, 2024

Output: An Anthology of Computer-Generated Text, 1953–2023 Book

Harold Cohen by Harold Cohen, 2024

Harold Cohen Book

Radical Software: Women, Art & Computing 1960–1991 by Michelle Cotton, 2024

Radical Software: Women, Art & Computing 1960–1991 Book

Right Click Save: The New Digital Art Community by Alex Estorick, 2024

Right Click Save: The New Digital Art Community Book

The Orchid Cage: A Science Fiction Novel by Herbert W. Franke, 2024

The Orchid Cage: A Science Fiction Novel Book

Barbara Nessim: My Past Is My Present by Barbara Nessim, 2024

Barbara Nessim: My Past Is My Present Book

Bright Moments: Venice to Venice by Qian Qian, 2024

Bright Moments: Venice to Venice Book

Electric Op by Tina Rivers Ryan, 2024

Electric Op Book

Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film by Britt Salvesen, 2024

Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film Book

Machine Arts, No. 1 (2025), 2025

Machine Arts, No. 1 (2025) Ephemera

Color 1995–2025 by Jeff Davis, 2025

Color 1995–2025 Book

Machine Arts, No. 2 (Summer 2025) by Bre Pettis, 2025

Machine Arts, No. 2 (Summer 2025) Ephemera

Something Savage by Daniel Savage, 2025

Something Savage Book

Grace C. Hertlein: Early Digital Artist and Advocate by Grace C. Hertlein, 2026

Grace C. Hertlein: Early Digital Artist and Advocate Book

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