Dec 17th 2013, 16:00, by Vlad Savov
The 1960s were a time of experimentation. Whether you’re talking lifestyles or hairstyles, California was at the leading edge of an adventurous spirit that embraced the unconventional and the new. One of the unappreciated projects of that era was the Art and Technology Program set up by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in 1967. Emulating an earlier Experiments in Art and Technology venture in New York, it paired visionary artists with resourceful engineers in a collaborative environment where person-to-person communication was valued higher than a formal development process.
LACMA's extensive report on the project documents the wild concepts proposed by the artists and the various approaches that were taken to realizing...
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