Computer Art Festivals Panel #1: A Conversation with Original Participants

A panel discussion with Dimitri Devyatkin, Louise Etra, Charles Dodge, Alison Knowles, and Joshua Selman, and moderator Michelle Kuo. Co-presented by Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI)
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First organized by Dimitri Devyatkin in 1973, the Computer Art Festivals were an instrumental forum for the convergence of art and computing technology at a formative moment in the histories of computer art. Within the short span of their three years -- taking place at The Kitchen in 1973 and '74 before relocating to the CUNY Graduate Center in 1975 -- the festivals brought together over 100 different artists, showcasing prescient experiments with computers from a wide array of disciplines, including music, film, video, and graphic sculpture.
In this conversation with the festival’s early organizers and participants, EAI and the CUNY Graduate Center will consider computer art’s early history and its entanglement with the multidisciplinary spirit of intermedia art, as well as the role of institutions including public funding structures, arts organizations, and universities in cultivating a rich context and support network for emerging media art.
The event was organized by Helena Shaskevich, Ph.D.
Candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center’s Art History Department.

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I'm very pleased to see this! Thanks for sharing it on RUclips. I've sent the link to a few friends.

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Thanks for posting this, sadly I was unable to watch the live session. Is it possible to get a full length version of the panel?

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it would be pretty ironic if no one recorded it

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