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Barbara T. Smith: I Am Abandoned - (Paperback)

Name: Barbara T. Smith: I Am Abandoned - (Paperback)
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SKU: 94289181
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A foundational work of performance art utilizing two early chatbots to critique the male domination of emerging technologiesA 1976 performance by American artist Barbara T. Smith (born 1931), I Am Abandoned featured a conversation in real time between two psychoanalytic computer programs (two of the earliest chatbots) alongside a staging of Goya's The Naked Maja, in which the artist projected an image of the famous painting on top of a clothed female model.
144 Pages
Art, Individual Artists

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A foundational work of performance art utilizing two early chatbots to critique the male domination of emerging technologies

A 1976 performance by American artist Barbara T. Smith (born 1931), I Am Abandoned featured a conversation in real time between two psychoanalytic computer programs (two of the earliest chatbots) alongside a staging of Goya's The Naked Maja, in which the artist projected an image of the famous painting on top of a clothed female model. This publication includes a full transcript of the "conversation" between the two programs, documentation and ephemera from the performance, and Smith's reflections on the night. To revisit I Am Abandoned today is to see the critical and liberating potential that art can have when it intervenes in new technologies. Against today's backdrop of AI, Smith's early work with emerging technologies, and in this case chatbots, is prophetic and hints at the contemporary conversation around the gendered and racialized machinic biases of our current computational landscape.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.3 Inches (H) x 6.7 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)

Weight: .6 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Sub-Genre: Individual Artists

Genre: Art

Number of Pages: 144

Publisher: Primary Information

Theme: Monographs

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Street Date: April 8, 2025

TCIN: 94289181

UPC: 9798991036702

Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-9426

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Q: What historical performance does the book document?

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A: It documents Barbara T. Smith's 1976 performance, I Am Abandoned, featuring early chatbots.
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Q: What is the main theme of the book?

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A: The book critiques male domination in emerging technologies through performance art and early chatbots.
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Q: Who is the author of this performance art piece?

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A: The author of this work is American artist Barbara T. Smith, born in 1931.
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Q: What additional content is included in the publication?

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A: The publication includes a transcript of the chatbot conversation, performance documentation, and Smith's reflections.
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