In 1968, when computers were still seen as cold calculating machines, Jasia Reichardt curated an extraordinary exhibition in London called Cybernetic Serendipity. Artists, engineers, poets and scientists came together to explore the creative possibilities at the intersection of art and technology.The result was something remarkably ahead of its time. If you're curious about the early days of the relationship between computers and art, the catalogue is essential reading. The catalogue from Cybernetic Serendipity is filled with ideas, experiments and reflections that feel surprisingly relevant in our current AI era. You can read the full PDF for free here: monoskop.org/images/2/25/Rei… Highly recommended! Take your time with it. thanks @monalisa for the tip!

In his essay Mona Lisa to monogrid on @lerandomart, Peter Bauman @monkantony_tez sets Leonardo’s Mona Lisa and @kimasendorf's monogrid as direct counterpoints, positioning the latter not simply as part of the digital era, but as one of the works that defines its aesthetic and cements pixel as a building block of our time. So what's pixel sorting? A thread 🧵👇

Kids love “No Me Olvides” by @ix_shells at @ArtBasel Zero 10 - fantastic curation by @eli_schein

Great essay by @postanika about @bottoproject, the AI artist. Very timely, as AI-generated code is now mainstream, and generative art through coding is a new step function in Botto's evolution. Do "we really need another collection that looks like Renaissance meets Surrealism meets Anime"? References to 20th century art pioneers Marcel Duchamp, Sol LeWitt, and Herbert Franke. Plus some recent discourse on X and interesting speculation on Botto's future.