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

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)⁠


1961: New Tendencies and Fluxus Begin


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


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


1966: CTG and generative systems


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


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


1967: Charles Csuri’s early work 


1968: Cybernetic Serendipity 


1968-9: Major international art and technology exhibitions: 




1968: The machine as seen… (USA)


1969: Tendencies 4 (Europe)





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