Cory Arcangel featured in Programmed Universes Group Show at MAC Lyon

Programmed Universes examines the evolution of artistic practices in the light of developments in information technology, networks and artificial intelligence.

In 1995, one hundred years after the invention of cinema by the Lumière brothers in Lyon, the 3rd Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art, which was entitled installation, cinema, video, computing, explored the impact of 'new technologies' on contemporary art.

Thirty years on, the issues that were raised at this historic event are still relevant, on both the technical and the ethical plane: the place of traditional techniques in contemporary creative art, reality versus virtual reality, collaboration with the public, interactivity, immersion and so on.

Through a selection of works that entered the MAC Lyon collection after the 3rd Lyon Biennale, as well as others acquired over the years, loans from a number of international museums and some new artworks, the exhibition covers a wide range of practices and media, including installations, films, video games, photographs, conceptual works and even tapestries.