© Courtesy the artist and Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut / Hamburg
Samia Halaby, Spooling Up 4, 1988, still from kinetic painting coded on an Amiga computer. Tate
London: »Electric Dreams« at the Tate Modern
Light and code: Revolutionary art of the 20th century
In a major exhibition with over 150 exhibits, the Tate Modern sheds light on the beginnings of optical, kinetic and digital art. From November 28, the works of numerous renowned artists will be on display in Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet in London.
November 27, 2024
Technological progress and social change opened up new possibilities for artists in the post-war period and inspired them to create innovative works of art. Optical, kinetic and digital art were part of a new, global age: human life increasingly determined by technology. An exhibition at the Tate Modern in London shows the beginnings of this development from the 1950s to the early 1990s, before the quantum leap of the Internet – and offers interesting insights into the visions of the future in the second half of the 20th century. With over 150 exhibits on this complex subject, the Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet show is one of the most ambitious the Tate Modern has ever seen. It runs from November 28, 2024 to June 01, 2025.
Many of the exhibits are being shown for the first time in the UK as part of a museum exhibition. Radicalism and a love of experimentation characterize most of the works with which artists explored new artistic worlds. From early light installations to the first virtual reality projects in the early 1990s, visitors can expect some astonishing insights into the fast-moving world of technology: what seems self-evident today was ground-breaking not so long ago. The works of numerous renowned artists are brought together at the Tate Modern, including Samia Halaby, Charles Csuri, Atsuko Tanaka, Heinz Mack, Otto Piene, Carlos Cruz-Diez, and Brion Gysin.
Copyright the Artist, Courtesy of the Anne and Michael Spalter Digital Art Collection
Charles Csuri, Sine Curve Man, 1967
Dive deeper into the art world
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art
Allow me, AARON: the first AI for making art
The Whitney Museum in New York explores the history and development of AARON, the first AI for image creation. It was developed in the 1960s by Harold Cohen. The show also explains what distinguishes AARON from current AIs for image generation. Harold Cohen: AARON opens on February 3.
February 02, 2024
Permanent exhibition at the Berlinische Galerie: »Art in Berlin 1880 – 1980«
Berlin in transition: conservative, modern, non-conformist
From the German Empire to a divided city: Berlin's history was eventful in the 20th century. In the permanent exhibition Art in Berlin 1880 – 1980, the Berlinische Galerie presents in detail how the changes affected art. Paintings, prints and photographs, some of which have never been exhibited before, are also on display.
December 31, 2024
