Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 5: Artist-Programmer Era (1970s)
1972
Shigeko Kubota’s Video Diaries

The Fluxus artist’s work with video diaries began in 1972. Kubota’s experimental approach combined performance, technology, and personal narratives, creating visually striking and thought-provoking works. She explored themes of identity, feminism, and the relationship between nature and technology. Her influential video sculptures, installations, and performances paved the way for future generations of video artists, inspiring them to merge the personal with technology.
Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random.
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- feminism, identity, nature, performance, sculpture, Technology and Art, video art
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- video, video installation
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- Shigeko Kubota
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- Fluxus
Echoes across time
- 2005 · Seven Easy Pieces by Marina Abramović at the Guggenheim
- 1996 · The Crossing by Bill Viola
- 2007 · Wack! Art and the Feminist Revolution, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Le Random editorials
Le Random podcast
- Elevating the Generative Art Space (Launch Episode) with Casey Reas, ciphrd, Anne Spalter, Anika Meier & Georg Bak — listen with transcript on Le Random (28 Jun 2023, 52 min). Transcript mentions video. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Timeline Ch 1—Pre-Modern Era with Marius Watz — listen with transcript on Le Random (06 Jul 2023, 46 min). Transcript mentions video. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Timeline Ch 3—Analog Era (1950s) with Georg Bak — listen with transcript on Le Random (10 Aug 2023, 65 min). Transcript mentions video. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Timeline Ch 5—Artist-Programmer Era (1970s) with Joan Truckenbrod, Hans Dehlinger & Anika Meier — listen with transcript on Le Random (14 Jan 2024, 65 min). Chapter 5’s episode. Apple Podcasts · Spotify