Digital Capture: Southern California and the Pixel-Based Image World is now on view at UCR ARTS: California Museum of Photography and Culver Center of the Arts as part of PST Art: Art & Science Collide. The exhibition is on view in its entirety in Riverside, California, through February 2, 2025, with a public reception on Saturday, October 26, from 3pm to 6pm.
Spanning six decades, Digital Capture narrates the ideological shifts that occurred as digital technologies were adopted for artistic ends. The exhibition features artists working across several technological, computing, and imaging media. From artists who innovated at the precipice of digital media, such as Nam June Paik and Rebecca Allen, to new media artists like Refik Anadol who utilize AI technology, and emerging and mid-career contemporary artists fostering critical dialogue like Ahree Lee, Huntrezz Janos, and Dynasty Handbag.
“To this day, whether the everyday users of digital imaging realize it or not, the practice retains a distinct historical and political inflection inseparable from its origins in Southern California’s Cold War and space race research labs,” reflect Nikolay Maslov and April Baca, curators of the exhibition. “The featured artists showcase a breadth of novel engagements and critical inquiries, especially by female-identifying, queer, and BIPOC artists.”
Digital Capture is accompanied by a free, downloadable digital publication as well as a robust program of films, workshops, and talks.
To learn more, visit ucrarts.ucr.edu.
Digital Capture: Southern California and the Pixel-Based Image World is among more than 70 exhibitions and programs presented as part of PST ART. For more information about PST ART: Art & Science Collide, visit pst.art.
