05: Timeline Ch 4—Digital Era Pt II (1960s) with Michael Spalter

The Le Random team of ⁠⁠⁠thefunnyguys⁠⁠⁠, Peter Bauman (⁠⁠⁠Monk Antony⁠⁠⁠) and Conrad House (⁠⁠⁠Nemo Cake⁠⁠⁠) spoke to special guest and celebrated collector ⁠⁠⁠Michael Spalter about the dense history of the 1960s in generative art⁠, the Early Digital Era.

This episode corresponds with:

• ⁠⁠⁠Generative Art Timeline: Chapter 4⁠⁠

10 Significant Early Digital Era Moments (Covered in the talk)⁠

1. 1961: New Tendencies and Fluxus Begin

   
   



2. 1963: Nake begins making computer art + 1965: Homage a Paul Klee

   
   



3. 1965: First computer art exhibits (Computergrafik (Feb), Computer-Generated Pictures, and computer grafik (Nov))

   
   



4. 1966: CTG and generative systems

   
   



5. 1966: 9 Evenings and E.A.T. Forms

   
   



6. 1967: Sol LeWitt “Paragraphs on Conceptual Art” + 1969 Wall Drawings

   
   



7. 1967: Charles Csuri’s early work 

   
   



8. 1968: Cybernetic Serendipity 

   
   



9. 1968-9: Major international art and technology exhibitions: 

   
   







1. 1968: The machine as seen… (USA)

   
   



2. 1969: Tendencies 4 (Europe)

   
   

10. 1968: Molnar’s Interruptions: her first computer art