We are delighted to announce that Joseph Nechvatal is joining the prestigious Table of the Elements label.
Two releases are scheduled for this autumn: Selected Sound Works (1981-2021) and The Marriage of Orlando and Artaud, Even, a book and CD.
The label has just unveiled its 2025 catalog, featuring a remarkable selection of artists.
Category: Joseph NECHVATAL
Joseph NECHVATAL Acquisition by the Pompidou Center
Joseph NECHVATAL, viral attaque : transmissioN (1993) 180 x 275 cm, painting on canvas assisted by computer-robotics
Viral attaque : transmissioN (1993) concerns the AIDS virus epidemic, paralleled by concerns about computer viruses.
Galerie Richard is delighted to announce that the Centre Pompidou in Paris has officially acquired these five works by Joseph NECHVATAL from the mid-1980s. They were exhibited (like this) in the No Wave show Who You Staring At: Culture visuelle de la scène no wave des années 1970 et 1980 last year that was curated by Nicolas Ballet.
Joseph NECHVATAL in Art of the 1980’s : As If the Digital Mattered by art historian Patrick Frank, published by De Gruyter. Who were the important artists of the 1980s? This book reconsiders this question in the light of the digital orientation of our culture since that time. Specifically, 5 artists used cutting-edge technologies during this decade in ways that prefigured many of today’s concerns: Joseph NECHVATAL, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Nancy Burson, George Legrady, Gretchen Bender. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Joseph NECHVATAL in Art of the 1980’s. July 17th De Gruyter publication of Art of the 1980s: As If the Digital Mattered by art historian Patrick Frank. Who are the important artists of the 1980s? This book urges a new look at that question in light of the digital direction of our culture since then. Specifically, 5 artists used advanced technology during that decade in ways that foreshadow many of today’s concerns. Joseph NECHVATAL, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Nancy Burson, George Legrady, Gretchen Bender.