1:02:50Experiments in Art and Technology with Artforum Editor Michelle Kuo
From Y Combinator · Published Jul 22, 2018 · Watch on YouTube
TL;DR
Experiments in Art and Technology (EAT) was founded in 1966 by artist Robert Rauschenberg and Bell Labs engineer Billy Kluever to pair artists with engineers for collaborative projects. Their first major project was a 20-night performance series at the New York Armory involving over 40 engineers and artists, featuring infrared cameras (classified military tech at the time) and a hot-wired tennis m
Key insights
- EAT’s origin came from Jasper Johns needing a battery-powered neon light for a painting; Kluever solved it, leading Rauschenberg and Kluever to scale up artist-engineer collaborations.
- The Armory performance included Rauschenberg’s tennis piece: rackets were hot-wired to trigger amplified sound and turn off lights with each volley; after darkness, infrared cameras projected spectral
- Infrared cameras were classified military technology obtained from a Japanese supplier; the speaker likens it to an artist accessing the Pentagon.
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