Finally got around to reading Sterling’s “An Essay on the New Aesthetic”

“That is my thesis; that’s why I think this matters. When I left the room at the SXSW “New Aesthetic” panel, this is what concerned me most. I left with the conviction that something profound had been touched. Touched, although not yet grasped.

I’d suggest getting right after it.”

I missed the session at SXSW (can’t get to all of them, you know). But I’ve been reading bits here and there of how it influenced folks’ thinking [Here’s one by @thisischristina that mixes New Aesthetic with gene network refactoring, synthetic biology, Synthetic Aesthetics. “Pixelating the Genome“]

In the article quoted above, Bruce Stirling, gives an overview of the field, ties it to other areas of aesthetics and technology and philosophy, and then nudges New Aesthetics on its way with paternal pat on the tusch, a request, and a “get to it.”

via An Essay on the New Aesthetic | Beyond The Beyond | Wired.com.