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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mariátegui, José-Carlos

Titel

Cybernetics and systems art in Latin America: the art and communication center (CAyC) and its pioneering art and technology network

Ist Teil von

• AI & society, 2022-09, Vol.37 (3), p.1071-1084

Ort / Verlag

London: Springer London

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

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Quelle

SpringerLink (Online service)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Towards the end of the 1960s—a period of intense creative, technological and political changes—the Argentinian art critic and entrepreneur Jorge Glusberg founded the CAyC (Center for Art and Communication) in Buenos Aires. CAyC was an interdisciplinary experimental project that explored the relationship between art, technology and society. It sought to articulate a network of discussions and productions by a new style of Latin American artist, deeply influenced by science, technology and society. Glusberg defined such practice as Systems Art, which appeared in three ways, namely as a system of collective representation; a system of meaning that defied formal categories; and a system of relationships and processes for social inquiry. In doing so, the artist became a researcher who reflected on their social context and the latter’s processes of production. This paper will discuss CAyC’s pioneering work and its global influence through three main initiatives: its exhibitions Art and Cybernetics , Systems Art in Latin America and the International Open Encounters on Video . These events were driven by the revolutionary artistic and experimental promotion of the distinctive ways in which Latin American artists were using technology to respond to local issues at a time when computer systems and cybernetic models for management and organizational practices were being introduced across the region.