bit international 1-6

1968

Book

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Description

The journal bit international (bit for short), published from 1968 to ’72, came out of the activities of New Tendencies, the avant-garde art movement centered in Zagreb, former Yugoslavia. The movement and its journal were pioneering in their focus on computers as an artistic medium, or as what they termed “visual research.”

There were nine issues of bit, including two double issues (5–6 and 8–9), all published by the Gallery of Contemporary Art in Zagreb—a hub for New Tendencies projects. The journal took its name from the term used for a binary digit, the smallest unit of information in computing. It was bilingual, with articles published in Croatian and English.

The first six issues, from 1968 and 1969, are included here; they feature a varying roster of editors and writers, including now well-known computer artists such as Herbert W. Franke and Frieder Nake.

Mathematics for the Computer Age コンピュータ時代の数学 by Naomasa Nakajima, 1968

Mathematics for the Computer Age コンピュータ時代の数学 Naomasa Nakajima1968 Book

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 Masao Kohmura1968 Ephemera

Computer-Drawn Dragonfly Pattern (cover of Kagaku Asahi, October 1968) by Naomasa Nakajima, 1968

Computer-Drawn Dragonfly Pattern (cover of Kagaku Asahi, October 1968) Naomasa Nakajima1968 Ephemera

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

March of Polygons Computer Technique Group (CTG)1968 Print

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

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

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

Kennedy in the Net Computer Technique Group (CTG)1968 Print

Miracle Stones by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Miracle Stones Computer Technique Group (CTG)1968 Print

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

Perspective Pillar Collection Computer Technique Group (CTG)1968 Print