Listen "S2: E4 Cybernetic Serendipity, 1968"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode Malika Browne talks to Melanie Lenz, digital curator at the V&A about the groundbreaking exhibition Cybernetic Serendipity at the ICA in `London in 1968 in a discussion that explores the origins and the military uses of cybernetics, the difference between cybernetics and AI, and the effect this show had on its visitors in the pre-computer age.DO NOT MISS Electric Dreams at Tate Modern on til 1st June 2025, about art and technology before the internet. It has a whole room about Cybernetic Serendipity! Further Reading:"Cybernetic Serendipity": The First Widely-Attended International Exhibition of Computer ArtSeven minute piece of footage from 1968 of curator Jasia Reichardt explaining her fascinating show This is a Froody Music production. Thanks to Martin Lumsden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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