Cybernetic Serendipity: Computer and the Arts

by Jasia Reichardt (Editor)

This Studio International special issue was first published to coincide with an exhibition entitled "Cybernetic Serendipity", dealing broadly with the demonstration of how man can use the computer and new technology to extend his creativity and inventiveness, held at the Institute of Contemporary arts, Nash House, The Mall, London, S.W.1, August 2 - October 20, 1968. The exhibition was organized by Jasia Reichardt in collaboration with Mark Dowson (technological adviser) and Peter Schmidt (musical adviser). The exhibition was designed by Franciszka Themerson.

104 pages, Paperback

Expected publication January 1, 7037

About the author

Born 1933

An art critic, editor, curator, and gallery director with an interest in art and its intersection with other fields, especially technology.

Reviews

[Jonathan Mannhart · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most amazing magazine I‘ve had the privilege of reading.

[Benjamin Wilkinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very early compilation of creative works made with the aid of computers. Possibly the first collection of its kind (I certainly don't know of an earlier one), this is a unique snapshot of a major artistic development, taken almost immediately after it started. Imagine if there was something like that documenting the early days of wood carving or oil painting!

The collected works include music (with a contribution by the composer John Cage), poetry, animation, sculpture, choreography (!), drawing, architecture, and archaic CGI. An invaluable historical resource that deserves to be much better known, and fascinating to look at in this day and age.

[Owen Hatherley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful catalogue of the pioneering late '60s utopian cybernetic art exhibition.