Ruth Leavitt Publishes Groundbreaking Book, Artist and Computer

Leavitt’s book explores the relationship between artist and computer in depth. She sent a list of questions to dozens of contemporary computer artists. The responses she then compiled into a book. “Some of the authors address the questions in their articles; some do not. Many of the papers are purely statements about the artist’s work. Just as the artists' artwork differs, so do their papers.” The book stands as a treasure trove of information on artistic practice with computers by some of the time’s most distinguished artists. Leavitt includes artists such as Vera Molnár, Lillian Schwartz, John Whitney and Hiroshi Kawano.