Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 2: Modern Era (1850–1949)
1948
Yoru no Kai Founded
“The Night Society” in English, Yoru no Kai, founded by Taro Okamoto and Kiyoteru Hanada, played a preeminent part in forming Japan’s post-war avant-garde. It influenced the development of the highly experimental Jikken Kobo and Gutai movements, both critical to the development of Japanese media art.
Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random, fact-checked September 2026.
Sources
- Yoshida, Ken. "Artists' Groups and Collectives in Postwar Japan." In From Postwar to Postmodern Art in Japan, 1945-1989: Primary Documents, edited by Doryun Chong, Michio Hayashi, Kenji Kajiya and Fumihiko Sumitomo, 39. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2012.
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- Ideas
- avant garde
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- Kiyoteru Hanada, Taro Okamoto
- Organisations
- Gutai, Jikken Kobo, Yoru no Kai
- Places
- Japan
Echoes across time
- 1970 · 1970 Osaka World’s Fair Showcases Global Nature of Computer Art
- 1965 · nul 1965, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- 1961 · George Maciunas’s Bread & AG Opens in New York, the First Fluxus Event
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- Timeline Ch 2—Modern Era with Kate Vass — listen with transcript on Le Random (20 Jul 2023, 58 min). Chapter 2’s episode. Apple Podcasts · Spotify