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