\ This project's socially based approach to art and design education hits a nerve with today's generation of active makers.\ Ellen Lupton, author and curator

Aimed at those who want to connect art to economy and produce works that reflect the conditions of their own production, Making and Being provides a framework for rethinking the artist’s practice. In this book, artists are asked to reflect on both who they are becoming as they make projects, and also what their projects are becoming as they take shape and circulate in the world.
Making and Being is the culmination of five years of experimentation and . . . .go to book page >>

Systems that use artificial intelligence (AI) are becoming present in more and more parts of our lives, subtly guiding daily life from listening to music to getting stopped by the police. But what does this technology really mean for people, now and in the future? What happens when we have developed computer systems that can do things we previously thought only humans could do?
Written by Mimi Onuoha and Mother Cyborg (Diana Nucera), The People’s Guide to A.I. is a beginner's guide to understanding AI and other data-driven tech. The guide, written in accessible language and featuring workbook activities for . . . .go to book page >>

Simultaneous Soloists is a compilation emerging from British installation artist Anthony McCall’s (born 1946) Solid Light Works exhibition at Pioneer Works (2018), based on the accompanying performance series Four Simultaneous Soloists organized by composer David Grubbs. Referring to four soloist performers witnessed individually or as an ensemble alongside McCall’s sculptural volumes of light, the editors recount these events through a dialogue discussing a decade of working together in intersecting practices.
Also included in the book are writings by art historians Branden W. Joseph and Swagato Chakravorty, reproductions from McCall’s archival materials and drawings paired with photo documentation of the exhibition, and . . . .go to book page >>