Edward A. Shanken

Edward A. Shanken
Born1964
EducationPhD in Art History, Duke University, MBA, Yale School of Management, BA, Haverford College
OccupationProfessor
EmployerUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
Known forresearch at the intersection of art and technology
Websitehttp://artexetra.com

Edward A. Shanken (born 1964) is an American art historian, whose work focuses on the entwinement of art, science and technology, with a focus on experimental new media art and visual culture. Shanken is Professor, Arts Division, at UC Santa Cruz. His scholarship has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies and has been translated into many languages. Shanken is the author of Art and Electronic Media (Phaidon Press, 2009), among other titles.