Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 4: Digital Era (1960s)
1965
“Electronic Art" Exhibition by Nam June Paik at Galeria Bonino (New York)

This early Paik exhibit sought to establish the television as an artistic medium. Along with another of his exhibitions at Bonino (1968), these would establish the artist as a pioneer of video art. The exhibitions would also garner Paik critical attention, especially the piece Magnet TV, which featured a TV screen distorted by a large magnet, an example of material-digital generative art.
Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random.
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People
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generative art, Material Generative Art, video art
Filed under
- Ideas
- generative art, Material Generative Art, video art
- Technologies
- television
- People
- Nam June Paik
- Works
- Electronic Art, Magnet TV
- Organisations
- Galería Bonino
- Places
- New York
Echoes across time
- 1982 · V-yramid by Nam June Paik
- 1988 · Nam June Paik Builds Media Tower for Seoul Olympics
- 1981 · MTV Goes Live
Le Random editorials
- Marlene Wenger on Bringing Magic Back, Peter Bauman, August 3, 2026
- Wendi Yan & Karyn Nakamura on the Artifice of Knowledge, Wendi Yan & Karyn Nakamura, March 16, 2026
- London Digital Art Guide, Le Random & guests, October 13, 2025
- A. Michael Noll on When It All Started, A. Michael Noll, March 25, 2025
Le Random podcast
- Timeline Ch 4—Digital Era Pt I (1960s) with Dr A Michael Noll — listen with transcript on Le Random (07 Sep 2023, 60 min). Transcript mentions Nam June Paik. Chapter 4’s episode. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Timeline Ch 6—Personal Computer Era (1980s) with Mark Wilson, Copper Giloth, Dan Sandin, David Em, William Latham, Stephen Todd, Darcy Gerbarg & Geoff Davis — listen with transcript on Le Random (08 Feb 2024, 85 min). Transcript mentions Nam June Paik. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Digital Curators Series 02—Regina Harsanyi & Jon Ippolito on Preserving the Digital — listen with transcript on Le Random (04 Nov 2024, 79 min). Transcript mentions Nam June Paik. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Timeline Ch 4—Digital Era Pt II (1960s) with Michael Spalter — listen with transcript on Le Random (21 Sep 2023, 77 min). Chapter 4’s episode. Apple Podcasts · Spotify