100 this-way-brouwn-problems for computer I. B. M. 360 model 95
stanley brouwn
1970
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One of the earliest artist's books to engage with artificial intelligence, this publication extends Stanley Brouwn's investigation of measurement. Produced in 1970 with the assistance of an IBM computer, 100 this-way-brouwn problems for computer IBM ...
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100 this-way-brouwn-problems for computer I. B. M. 360 model 95
stanley brouwn
1970
Cologne and New York: Verlag Gebr. König
Unpaginated [208 pages]
22.9 × 22.9 cm

One of the earliest artist's books to engage with artificial intelligence, this publication extends Stanley Brouwn's investigation of measurement. Produced in 1970 with the assistance of an IBM computer, 100 this-way-brouwn problems for computer IBM 360 model 95 marks a radical development in the artist's exploration of spatial perception, particularly when considered alongside his earlier performative project in Amsterdam, to which the title explicitly refers. In that work, Brouwn invited passers-by to draw or describe directions to locations within the city. Whether the response took the form of a sketch or a verbal description, the resulting document was authenticated with the stamp "This way Brouwn," transforming everyday acts of navigation into conceptual artworks.


 


The book, by contrast, consists of one hundred problems addressed to the IBM 360 Model 95, including requests such as: "show brouwn the way in all cities, villages, etc., on earth from point x to all other points in those cities, villages, etc." Far exceeding the computational capabilities of the period, these instructions were never intended to produce practical solutions. Instead, they expand the conceptual scope of Brouwn's “This Way Brouwn” project by positioning the computer as a speculative interlocutor. The work thus anticipates later artistic explorations of human–machine dialogue, proposing a mode of inquiry in which the value lies in the question rather than its resolution.

Cologne and New York: Verlag Gebr. König
Unpaginated [208 pages]
22.9 × 22.9 cm

One of the earliest artist's books to engage with artificial intelligence, this publication extends Stanley Brouwn's investigation of measurement. Produced in 1970 with the assistance of an IBM computer, 100 this-way-brouwn problems for computer IBM 360 model 95 marks a radical development in the artist's exploration of spatial perception, particularly when considered alongside his earlier performative project in Amsterdam, to which the title explicitly refers. In that work, Brouwn invited passers-by to draw or describe directions to locations within the city. Whether the response took the form of a sketch or a verbal description, the resulting document was authenticated with the stamp "This way Brouwn," transforming everyday acts of navigation into conceptual artworks.

 

The book, by contrast, consists of one hundred problems addressed to the IBM 360 Model 95, including requests such as: "show brouwn the way in all cities, villages, etc., on earth from point x to all other points in those cities, villages, etc." Far exceeding the computational capabilities of the period, these instructions were never intended to produce practical solutions. Instead, they expand the conceptual scope of Brouwn's “This Way Brouwn” project by positioning the computer as a speculative interlocutor. The work thus anticipates later artistic explorations of human–machine dialogue, proposing a mode of inquiry in which the value lies in the question rather than its resolution.

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One of the earliest artist's books to engage with artificial intelligence, this publication extends Stanley Brouwn's investigation of measurement. Produced in 1970 with the assistance of an IBM computer, 100 this-way-brouwn problems for computer IBM 360 model 95 marks a radical development in the artist's exploration of spatial perception, particularly when considered alongside his earlier performative project in Amsterdam, to which the title explicitly refers. In that work, Brouwn invited passers-by to draw or describe directions to locations within the city. Whether the response took the form of a sketch or a verbal description, the resulting document was authenticated with the stamp "This way Brouwn," transforming everyday acts of navigation into conceptual artworks.

 

The book, by contrast, consists of one hundred problems addressed to the IBM 360 Model 95, including requests such as: "show brouwn the way in all cities, villages, etc., on earth from point x to all other points in those cities, villages, etc." Far exceeding the computational capabilities of the period, these instructions were never intended to produce practical solutions. Instead, they expand the conceptual scope of Brouwn's “This Way Brouwn” project by positioning the computer as a speculative interlocutor. The work thus anticipates later artistic explorations of human–machine dialogue, proposing a mode of inquiry in which the value lies in the question rather than its resolution.

Cologne and New York: Verlag Gebr. König
Unpaginated [208 pages]
22.9 × 22.9 cm

One of the earliest artist's books to engage with artificial intelligence, this publication extends Stanley Brouwn's investigation of measurement. Produced in 1970 with the assistance of an IBM computer, 100 this-way-brouwn problems for computer IBM 360 model 95 marks a radical development in the artist's exploration of spatial perception, particularly when considered alongside his earlier performative project in Amsterdam, to which the title explicitly refers. In that work, Brouwn invited passers-by to draw or describe directions to locations within the city. Whether the response took the form of a sketch or a verbal description, the resulting document was authenticated with the stamp "This way Brouwn," transforming everyday acts of navigation into conceptual artworks.

 

The book, by contrast, consists of one hundred problems addressed to the IBM 360 Model 95, including requests such as: "show brouwn the way in all cities, villages, etc., on earth from point x to all other points in those cities, villages, etc." Far exceeding the computational capabilities of the period, these instructions were never intended to produce practical solutions. Instead, they expand the conceptual scope of Brouwn's “This Way Brouwn” project by positioning the computer as a speculative interlocutor. The work thus anticipates later artistic explorations of human–machine dialogue, proposing a mode of inquiry in which the value lies in the question rather than its resolution.

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One of the earliest artist's books to engage with artificial intelligence, this publication extends Stanley Brouwn's investigation of measurement. Produced in 1970 with the assistance of an IBM computer, 100 this-way-brouwn problems for computer IBM 360 model 95 marks a radical development in the artist's exploration of spatial perception, particularly when considered alongside his earlier performative project in Amsterdam, to which the title explicitly refers. In that work, Brouwn invited passers-by to draw or describe directions to locations within the city. Whether the response took the form of a sketch or a verbal description, the resulting document was authenticated with the stamp "This way Brouwn," transforming everyday acts of navigation into conceptual artworks.

 

The book, by contrast, consists of one hundred problems addressed to the IBM 360 Model 95, including requests such as: "show brouwn the way in all cities, villages, etc., on earth from point x to all other points in those cities, villages, etc." Far exceeding the computational capabilities of the period, these instructions were never intended to produce practical solutions. Instead, they expand the conceptual scope of Brouwn's “This Way Brouwn” project by positioning the computer as a speculative interlocutor. The work thus anticipates later artistic explorations of human–machine dialogue, proposing a mode of inquiry in which the value lies in the question rather than its resolution.

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