Art and Technology: Chicago Video at MoMA

This exhibition at MoMA highlighted pioneering collaborations between artists and technology in the 1970s. By showcasing innovative computer-generated video works, it helped establish video art. It highlighted the evolving relationship between art and emerging technologies, providing a platform for experimentation and creative exploration. Artists including Copper Giloth, Dan Sandin, Tom DeFanti and Jane Veeder showed algorithmic imagery and interactive work. The exhibition’s fusion of art and technology catalyzed a mindset that later artists embraced, leading to the exploration of code-based, evolving artworks characteristic of the digital generative art movement.