Eccentric Machines

The publication ECCENTRIC MACHINES documents an exhibition of contemporary mechanized art held at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. This book includes a major essay by Joanne Cubbs on the relationship between art and the machine since the early twentieth century, with special emphasis on the use of mechanization by a wide range of contemporary artists. This major exhibition and publication celebrate a unique genre of art making today and offer a fascinating new chapter in the long history of the relationship between art and the machine. The publication also includes biographical notes on the 20 contemporary artists represented in the exhibition and a catalogue of exhibition objects.