Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 7: Net Era (1990s)
1992
On Justifying the Hypothetical Nature of Art and the Non-Identicality within the Object World by Peter Weibel
On Justifying the Hypothetical Nature of Art and the Non-Identicality within the Object World at Gallery Tanja Grunert, Cologne, presented an interactive computer installation that immersed visitors into a dark triangular space illuminated only by a large screen, serving as a portal to virtual worlds. By stepping on colored spots on the floor, visitors navigated between real and virtual environments, influencing the appearance and behavior of the digital landscapes. This interactive digital installation challenged perceptions of reality and anticipated the immersive digital work of artists today like Refik Anadol.
Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random, fact-checked September 2026.
Sources
- Rieser, Martin and Andrea Zapp, eds. New Screen Media: Cinema/Art/Narrative. London: British Film Institute, 2002.
People
Movements
digital art, Digital Installation, Immersive Art
Filed under
- Ideas
- digital art, Digital Installation, immersion, Immersive Art, Interactive Art, interactivity
- Technologies
- virtual worlds
- People
- Peter Weibel, Refik Anadol
- Works
- On Justifying the Hypothetical Nature of Art and the Non-Identicality within the Object World
- Organisations
- Galerie Tanja Grunert
- Places
- Cologne, Germany
Echoes across time
- 1973 · France Hosts International Computer Art Events
- 1968 · "On the Path to Computer Art” by the Parallel Group
- 1957 · Allan Kaprow Begins Making ‘Environments’
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- Timeline Ch 7—Net Era (1990s) with Auriea Harvey, Joshua Davis, LIA, Scott Draves & Vuk Ćosić — listen with transcript on Le Random (11 Apr 2024, 77 min). Chapter 7’s episode. Apple Podcasts · Spotify