The Next Thing: Art in the Twenty-first Century is a highly visual collection of essays about the future of art and the art of the future. This anthology brings together writings by world-renown theorists; artists; critics; novelists and philosophers; all of them engaged in current discussions about new and emerging artistic trends and sensibilities. From ldquo;post-humanrdquo; installations; to transgenic experimentations; from tele-presence performance; to nano design; digital-fiction; virtual urbanism or ldquo;guerilla artrdquo;; new tendencies; are redefining both the boundaries of Meaning and what it means to be Human. The essays comprising The Next Thing identify the impact of these new trends and anticipate possible zeitgeists that will define our century.This anthology counts with contributions by Stelarc; Liliana Porter; Ana Tiscornia; Mieke Bal; Polona Tratnik; Hagi Kenaan; Sue ldquo;Johnnyrdquo; Golding; Pablo Baler; Mark Axelrod; Glenn Harper; Jan Garden Castro; Salima Hashmi; Rashid Rana; Huma Mulji; Ajesha Jatoi; Quddus Mirza; and Naazish Ata-Ullah. Like the artworks here discussed; the book itself is endowed with a transformative power and a subversive understanding of the limits of human identity. The Next Thing challenges perception; defies our imagination and pushes the boundaries of both ethics and aesthetics.For more information on The Next Thing and Pablo Baler; please visit: http://www.pablobaler.com/.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. a must have if you use the programBy Marc Olevinfirst of all; QLab is an AMAZING piece of software; and certainly the gold standard in show cueing ... the basics are pretty easy to master; and theres lots of great tutorials on youtube and the figure53 website ... but if you want to go deeper; and take advantage of all the cool stuff qlab can do; then you gotta have this book; cuz theres stuff youd never figure out on your own ... only 4 instead of 5 stars b/c a couple of simple items were overlooked; but still this is very impressive0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Essential App. Essential Book.By Dustin Emily MillerAfter using Qlab at my university since version 1; the progression Qlab has made in these few years have blown me away. This book has guided me through its latest version with ease. Anyone that does playback for the entertainment industry needs this book and needs Qlab 3!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great learning tool and refresher!By JoelIve been using version 2 for a long time and plan to get 3 very soon. This was a great tool to learn all the new parts of the program as well as a refresher for parts of the program that I havent used in a while.