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This article presents a cultural and historical view of early computer art and the contributions of computing and cybernetics as part of a larger trend and common intellectual ancestry.
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Nunez, G.A. (2018). Between Worshipers, Priests and the Nuke: An Introduction to the Cultural and Social History of Early Computer Art. In: Explorations in Art and Technology. Springer Series on Cultural Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-7367-0_2
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