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The work of art in the age of 3D printed reproduction

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An excellent article on 3D printing art at MakeTank starts with my shareable readymads:

http://blog.maketank.it/2013/07/dadaist-warhol-3d-printing/

“While Myers’ work has yet to be displayed in a major museum – and that is not his point – a recent installation at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh (PA), in collaboration with Materialise, adds to the question of what it looks like when you mix 3D printing with work intended to question the value of the multiple. The installation, Factory 2.0, with Warhol-inspired multiples, was put on in conjunction with the opening of RAPID 2013 Additive Manufacturing Conference & Expo. At the same time, there were exhibited five finalists from the i.materialise Andy Warhol Contest.”

They also quote Charlotte Frost and mention the Art History Hashtag project, about which more next…