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Eigenwelt Der Apparate-Welt, Pioneers of Electronic Art: Aldo Tambellini: Black Spiral (TV Sculpture), 1969

Author
Aldo Tambellini
Curator
Woody Vasulka; Steina Vasulka
Editor
David Dunn
Publisher
Ars Electronica
Date
1969
Place
Linz, Austria
Type
Manuscript, text or essay
Organizer
Ars Electronica
Subjects
Texts by Author
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From Pioneers of Electronic Art, David Dunn (ed.). Ars Electronica: Linz, Austria. 1992.

Aldo Tambellini. Black Spiral.  Text by Woody Vasulka.

Thanks to Aldo Tambellini and Woody Vasulka for permission to display.

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Aldo Tambellini. Eigenwelt Der Apparate-Welt, Pioneers of Electronic Art: Aldo Tambellini: Black Spiral (TV Sculpture), 1969. Ars Electronica. 1969.

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Eigenwelt Der Apparate-Welt, Pioneers of Electronic Art: Aldo Tambellini: Black Spiral (TV Sculpture), 1969. Introduction divulges Woody Vasulka's regards for Tambellini's Black Spiral. Also, biography of and quotes by Aldo Tambellini.

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