Editor's-in-chief 'from A to Z'

Editor's-in-chief 'from A to Z' Strategic target of this edition is simple. Theoretic and practical dispute experience gained during realization of 'Da-da-Net' and 'TrashArt' projects, on problems of interaction of new modern cultural and art technologies is rather impressive. It contains critics', culturologists', art theorists', artists' as well as technological society representatives' opinions and positions collected and wrapped under the 'Art of New Technologies' title. My personal study of their contribution was interesting and instructive… I hope deviation of this edition from traditional catalogue form is justified by participation of many artists that exposed themselves as theorists in the general discussion, their texts being an adornment of this collection. And let me hope that the collected material will draw attention not only of those that are traditionally engaged in media culture, art and technology. It might be interesting to a wider circle of intellectuals due to the following reasons: firstly, we get questions earlier than answers, and secondly, development of new technologies is impetuous and demands higher level of cultural reflection. Construction of this publication was initially determined by a quite reasonable desire to create a united though not homogenous textual space. We very much appreciate contribution of the people that have met our offer to take part in this project, and of the editing team which took the burden of compiling and editing, and spent much creative effort and fantasy to successfully beat the target. The principal item which has determined our interest in this work is the desire to fill the gaps of Russian experience and theory, moreover that here we have only few editions covering the presented problems. Separation of effort and experience is quite obvious. Being successors of the 'NewMediaLogia/NewMediaTopia' edition, we'd also like and are eager to preserve and continue its traditions.