Tate Modern's 'Electric Dreams' Explores Art and Technology Before the Internet

The new exhibition showcases over 70 artists' experimental works, blending science, engineering, and art from the 1950s to the pre-internet era.

The 'Electric Dreams' exhibition at Tate Modern features 15 rooms of art inspired by scientific and technological advancements from the 1950s to the early 1990s.
Highlights include interactive installations like Monika Fleischmann and Wolfgang Strauss’s 'Liquid Views,' which explores digital reflections and early virtual reality concepts.
The show delves into movements such as cybernetics, kineticism, and abstraction, with works like Wen-Ying Tsai’s strobe-lit sculptures and Carlos Cruz-Diez’s immersive light environments.
Artists used emerging technologies of the time, such as motion capture, generative algorithms, and early computing, to experiment with light, sound, and viewer interaction.
The exhibition runs from November 28, 2024, to June 1, 2025, offering a rare look at the roots of digital and electronic art preceding the internet age.