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Frank Popper

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French art historian

Person · Open Library

Born
1918
Works
14

Top works

  • De l'art cinétique à l'art numérique
  • Ecrire sur l'art
  • Arte, Accion Y Participacion
  • Die kinetische Kunst
  • From technological to virtual art

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Quotes

  • Roy Ascott... aimed to achieve a wider 'cybernetic' awareness through acting on the psychology of the spectator, who was invited to regroup the elements of the technological universe and exploit certain of its meanings.
  • As far as the sensory experience of the spectator goes, the most outstanding American kinetic artist is unquestionably the Chinese-born Wen-Ying Tsai. His pieces, which are perfect on the technological level, serve the primary purpose of giving a complete visual experience to the spectator, whose sound solicitations provoke a choreographic, chromatic and rhythmic response in the ‘cybernetic sculptures’. [...]
  • Roy Ascott was among the first artists to launch an appeal for total spectator participation: for him, the strict antinomy between action and contemplation needed to be abolished.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Frank
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Prague
Place of death
Lugano
Occupation
curator
Educated at
Sorbonne
Languages spoken
Czech
Field of work
art
Image
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Commons category
Frank Popper
date of birth
1918-04-17
name in native language
Frank Popper
date of death
2020-07-12
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