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1280 objects, 394 artists

VOGUE, Jan. 15, 1964 by William Klein, 1964

VOGUE, Jan. 15, 1964 Ephemera

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 288 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1967

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 288 Ephemera

Tenjō Sajiki Shimbun 天井桟敷新聞, no. 4 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1967

Tenjō Sajiki Shimbun 天井桟敷新聞, no. 4 Ephemera

Nissenbi-ten 日宣美展 (Japan Advertising Artists Club Exhibition), 1967 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1967

Nissenbi-ten 日宣美展 (Japan Advertising Artists Club Exhibition), 1967 Ephemera

energy エナジー, vol. 4, no. 1 (January 1967) by Hiroshi Kawano, 1967

energy エナジー, vol. 4, no. 1 (January 1967) Ephemera

Iwanami Lecture Series on Fundamental Engineering: Complete 19-Volume Set by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1967-1972

Iwanami Lecture Series on Fundamental Engineering: Complete 19-Volume Set Ephemera

Switched on Bach by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Switched on Bach Sound

Graphic Design, Issue No. 33, Spring (March) 1969 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Graphic Design, Issue No. 33, Spring (March) 1969 Ephemera

Bijutsu Techo, Issue No. 303, Oct 1968 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Bijutsu Techo, Issue No. 303, Oct 1968 Ephemera

Running Cola is Africa by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Running Cola is Africa Print

Collection of Random Windows by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Collection of Random Windows Print

March of Polygons by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

March of Polygons Print

Twisted Circle by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Twisted Circle Print

Miracle Stones by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Miracle Stones Print

Cube Kennedy No. 1 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Cube Kennedy No. 1 Print

Media Transformation through Electronics by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Media Transformation through Electronics Print

Kennedy in a Rectangle (Negative) by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Kennedy in a Rectangle (Negative) Print

Shot Kennedy No. 2 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Shot Kennedy No. 2 Print

Return to Square (color version) by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Return to Square (color version) Print

Perspective Pillar Collection by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Perspective Pillar Collection Print

Kennedy in the Net by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Kennedy in the Net Print

Kennedy in a Rectangle by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Kennedy in a Rectangle Print

Design デザイン, no. 106 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Design デザイン, no. 106 Ephemera

Shakai to Jōhō 社会と情報 (Society and Information), NHK Information Science Course 8 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Shakai to Jōhō 社会と情報 (Society and Information), NHK Information Science Course 8 Book

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 304 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 304 Ephemera

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 302 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 302 Ephemera

Kōgei News 工芸ニュース (Industrial Art News), vol. 36, no. 5 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Kōgei News 工芸ニュース (Industrial Art News), vol. 36, no. 5 Ephemera

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 297 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 297 Ephemera

Kenchiku 建築, no. 97 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Kenchiku 建築, no. 97 Ephemera

Sansai 三彩, no. 236 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Sansai 三彩, no. 236 Ephemera

Design デザイン, no. 107 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Design デザイン, no. 107 Ephemera

Design デザイン, no. 108 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Design デザイン, no. 108 Ephemera

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 298 (May 1968 special issue), “A Pocket Dictionary: Design History and Terms” by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 298 (May 1968 special issue), “A Pocket Dictionary: Design History and Terms” Ephemera

Return to Square (Motif Editions Poster) by Masao Kohmura, 1968

Return to Square (Motif Editions Poster) Print

Running Cola is Africa (Motif Editions Poster) by Masao Kohmura, 1968

Running Cola is Africa (Motif Editions Poster) Print

CTG works list and group history, written by hand by Masao Kohmura by Masao Kohmura, 1968

CTG works list and group history, written by hand by Masao Kohmura Ephemera

Cybernetic Serendipity Music by Peter Schmidt, 1968

Cybernetic Serendipity Music Sound

Cybernetic Serendipity (portfolio) by Kerry Strand, 1968

Cybernetic Serendipity (portfolio) Print

Random Walk Kennedy (after CTG, 1968) by Kazufumi Oizumi, 1968/2016

Random Walk Kennedy (after CTG, 1968) Mixed Media

Arte y Cibernetica (Bonino Gallery Poster) by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Arte y Cibernetica (Bonino Gallery Poster) Ephemera

Electromagica ’69, ticket stub by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Electromagica ’69, ticket stub Ephemera

Computopia コンピュートピア, February 1969 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Computopia コンピュートピア, February 1969 Ephemera

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 307, “The Transfiguration of Art” by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 307, “The Transfiguration of Art” Ephemera

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 312 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 312 Ephemera

Sixième Biennale de Paris by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Sixième Biennale de Paris Book

Kikan Chika Engeki 季刊地下演劇, inaugural issue by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Kikan Chika Engeki 季刊地下演劇, inaugural issue Ephemera

Electromagica ’69, invitation by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Electromagica ’69, invitation Ephemera

Graphic Design, no. 36 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Graphic Design, no. 36 Ephemera

Computopia コンピュートピア, March 1969 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Computopia コンピュートピア, March 1969 Ephemera

Arte y cibernética en Olavarría (CAyC sheet, October 11, 1969) by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Arte y cibernética en Olavarría (CAyC sheet, October 11, 1969) Ephemera

SD スペースデザイン, no. 55 (June 1969) by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

SD スペースデザイン, no. 55 (June 1969) Ephemera

Arte y Cibernética (Galería Bonino, Buenos Aires, 1969) by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Arte y Cibernética (Galería Bonino, Buenos Aires, 1969) Ephemera

arte y cibernetica by Grupo de Arte y Cibernética Buenos Aires, 1969

arte y cibernetica Book

Por qué exponemos esta muestra de grabados japoneses by Grupo de Arte y Cibernética Buenos Aires, 1969

Por qué exponemos esta muestra de grabados japoneses Ephemera

Porque incluimos a Vidal, Mc Entyre, Benedit y Romberg by Grupo de Arte y Cibernética Buenos Aires, 1969

Porque incluimos a Vidal, Mc Entyre, Benedit y Romberg Ephemera

Bijutsu Techō (Issue No. 313, May 5, 1969) by Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1969

Bijutsu Techō (Issue No. 313, May 5, 1969) Book

Touch by Morton Subotnick, 1969

Touch Sound

CEAC typescripts, 1969 (fifteen sheets) by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969 (ca)

CEAC typescripts, 1969 (fifteen sheets) Ephemera

arte y cibernética: Seminario de Información y Acercamiento (CEAC seminar program, 1969) by Grupo de Arte y Cibernética Buenos Aires, 1969 (ca)

arte y cibernética: Seminario de Información y Acercamiento (CEAC seminar program, 1969) Ephemera

Philharmony フィルハーモニー, twenty-eight issues by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969-1971

Philharmony フィルハーモニー, twenty-eight issues Ephemera

Hanatsubaki 花椿, no. 235 (January 1970) by Katsumi Asaba, 1970

Hanatsubaki 花椿, no. 235 (January 1970) Ephemera

Hanatsubaki 花椿, no. 236 (February 1970) by Katsumi Asaba, 1970

Hanatsubaki 花椿, no. 236 (February 1970) Ephemera

Ricerca e Progettazione: Proposte per una esposizione sperimentale by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1970

Ricerca e Progettazione: Proposte per una esposizione sperimentale Book

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 325, “The Myth of Computer Art Vanishes” by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1970

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 325, “The Myth of Computer Art Vanishes” Ephemera

idea アイデア, no. 101 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1970

idea アイデア, no. 101 Ephemera

arte y cibernética—Montevideo by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1970

arte y cibernética—Montevideo Book

Annual of Advertising Art in Japan 年鑑広告美術 1970 by Masao Kohmura, 1970

Annual of Advertising Art in Japan 年鑑広告美術 1970 Book

Eiga Geijutsu 映画芸術, no. 280 (February 1971) by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1971

Eiga Geijutsu 映画芸術, no. 280 (February 1971) Ephemera

Computer e arte by Herbert W. Franke, 1971

Computer e arte Book

Arte y computadoras en latinoamérica / Art and Computers in Latin America (CAyC, 1973) by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1973

Arte y computadoras en latinoamérica / Art and Computers in Latin America (CAyC, 1973) Book

Ningen no Seiki 人間の世紀, two volumes by Eiko Ishioka, 1973

Ningen no Seiki 人間の世紀, two volumes Book

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 380 (April 1974) by Masao Kohmura, 1974

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 380 (April 1974) Ephemera

IBM-Informatique, no. 13 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1975

IBM-Informatique, no. 13 Ephemera

Kusuo Shimizu & Minami Gallery 志水楠男と南画廊, 1985

Kusuo Shimizu & Minami Gallery 志水楠男と南画廊 Book

Arts on Computer: Japanese C·G Art by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1987

Arts on Computer: Japanese C·G Art Book

DOCUMENT 40: Forty Years of Tokyo Gallery by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1991

DOCUMENT 40: Forty Years of Tokyo Gallery Book

Japanese Culture: The Fifty Postwar Years 戦後文化の軌跡 1945–1995 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1995

Japanese Culture: The Fifty Postwar Years 戦後文化の軌跡 1945–1995 Book

Possible Futures: Japanese Postwar Art and Technology by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 2005

Possible Futures: Japanese Postwar Art and Technology Book

Dankai Punch 団塊パンチ, vol. 1, no. 1 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 2006

Dankai Punch 団塊パンチ, vol. 1, no. 1 Ephemera

20th Century Computer Art: Beginnings and Developments 20世紀コンピュータ・アートの軌跡と展望 by Hiroshi Kawano, 2006

20th Century Computer Art: Beginnings and Developments 20世紀コンピュータ・アートの軌跡と展望 Book

Konpyūta Āto no Sōsei コンピュータ・アートの創生: CTGの軌跡と思想 1966–1969 by Kazufumi Oizumi, 2015

Konpyūta Āto no Sōsei コンピュータ・アートの創生: CTGの軌跡と思想 1966–1969 Book

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