I have the catalogue/book if anyone is interested.
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Subject: [NetBehaviour] Cybernetic Serendipity.
Cybernetic Serendipity.
Cybernetic Serendipity was an exhibition of computer art curated by
Jasia Reichardt, shown at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London in
1968, and then touring the United States.
One part of the exhibition was concerned with algorithms and devices for
generating music. Some exhibits were pamphlets describing the
algorithms, whilst others showed musical notation produced by computers.
Devices made musical effects and played tapes of sounds made by
computers. Peter Zinovieff lent part of his studio equipment - visitors
could sing or whistle a tune into a microphone and his equipment would
improvise a piece of music based on the tune.
Another part described computer projects such as Gustav Metzger's self
destructive Five screens with computer, a design for a new hospital, a
computer programmed structure, and dance choreography.
The machines and installations were a very noticeable part of the
exhibition. Gordon Pask produced a collection of large mobiles with
interacting parts that let the viewers join in the conversation. Many
machines formed kinetic environments or displayed moving images. Bruce
Lacey contributed his radio-controlled robots and a light-sensitive owl.
Nam June Paik was represented by Robot K-456 and televisions with
distorted images. Jean Tinguely provided two of his painting machines.
Edward Ihnatowicz's biomorphic hydraulic ear turned toward sounds and
John Billigsey's Albert 1967 turned to face light. Several artists
exhibited machines that drew patterns that the visitor could take away,
or involved visitors in games. The computer company Honeywell lent
Emmet's whimsical Forget-me-not computer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybernetic_Serendipity
Press Release for the exhibit curated by Jasia Reichardt at the ICA
London August 2nd to October 20th, 1968: «Cybernetics - derives from the
Greek «kybernetes» meaning «steersman»; our word «governor» comes from
the Latin version of the same word. The term cybernetics was first used
by Norbert Wiener around 1948. In 1948 his book «Cybernetics» was
subtitled «communication and control in animal and machine.» The term
today refers to systems of communication and control in complex
electronic devices like computers, which have very definite similarities
with the processes of communication and control in the human nervous system.
http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/exhibitions/serendipity/
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