Created in 2004, Remove 12 was commissioned by the contemporary art platform W139, Amsterdam, for the online project ‘Site:specific’.
In 2005, the work was selected for ‘Generative X’, an exhibition presented by onedotzero9 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London. The exhibition surveyed the field of Computational Aesthetics, featuring artists utilizing software as a primary medium for aesthetic and cultural purposes. The curation highlighted the historical lineage of the medium, exhibiting LIA alongside first-generation computer art pioneer Paul Brown and the creators of the Processing language, Ben Fry and Casey Reas.
Generated outputs showing the automated mode (top row) and the interactive interface (bottom row).
Exhibition Context
The Internet has created a generation of contemporary artists who have used the mass-populism of the web to give the field of Computational Aesthetics an increasing audience. Growing up with technology, their work is utilizing state of the art technology for aesthetic and cultural purposes across contemporary art and entertainment.
Excerpt from the ‘Generative X’ exhibition text, ICA London, 2005.
Project Details
Year Created: 2004
Medium: Software Art
Exhibitions
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London, UK (‘Generative X’, May 27 – June 30, 2005)
W139, Amsterdam, Netherlands (‘Site:specific’, 2004)
‘Generative X’ Exhibited Artists: Paul Brown, Daniel Brown, Ben Fry, Golan Levin, LIA, Zachary Lieberman, James Paterson, Casey Reas, Marius Watz.
