The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age

by Suzanne Anker and Dorothy Nelkin

The gene has become a cultural icon and an increasingly rich source of imagery and ideas for visual artists. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary painting and sculpture, The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age explores the moral and bioethical questions these works address. What does it mean to be human? What is "identity" in a society of genetically manipulated individuals? Questions like these are growing louder as genetic technology advances...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879696974
• ISBN13: 9780879696979
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 10.3"