Digital Visions by Cynthia Goodman

Cynthia Goodman’s groundbreaking exhibition, Digital Visions, marked a watershed moment in the acceptance of computer-generated art. The touring exhibition, which opened at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, featured a plethora of artworks that explored the intersection of technology and creativity. Goodman’s observation that fine artists were embracing computers with great enthusiasm signaled a departure from previous years' disinterest and outright hostility. This renewed optimism in the 1980s reflected a growing acceptance of digital art, in contrast to a more pessimistic ’70s. This led to additional research and innovation in the field, including at IBM by William Latham who started this same year.