Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 4: Digital Era (1960s)

1966

Kunst-Licht-Kunst Artificial Light Exhibition

Exhibition · Europe

The 1966 poster for Kunst Licht Kunst at the Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, designed by Jan van Toorn — stencilled title over a large white disc with a yellow centre — photographed in the museum’s archive.
The 1966 poster for Kunst Licht Kunst at the Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, designed by Jan van Toorn — stencilled title over a large white disc with a yellow centre — photographed in the museum’s archive. Poster for Kunst Licht Kunst, Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 1966; design Jan van Toorn. Image: Van Abbemuseum library and archive.

According to Art Historian Frank Popper, this exhibition was “one of the founding moments of technological art.” Featuring work from Man Ray, László Moholy-Nagy and others, the exhibition showcased the use of light in contemporary art and sculpture. It was an important step in the development of digital art. It was shown at Stedelijk van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, Holland.

Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random, fact-checked September 2026.

Sources

People

Frank Popper, László Moholy-Nagy, Man Ray

Movements

Electronic Art, Lumino-Kinetic Art, Technology and Art

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Ideas
digital art, light art, Lumino-Kinetic Art, sculpture, Technology and Art
People
Frank Popper, László Moholy-Nagy, Man Ray
Works
Electronic Art
Exhibitions
Kunst-Licht-Kunst
Organisations
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Van Abbemuseum
Places
Eindhoven, Netherlands

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