Digital Capture: Southern California and the Pixel-Based Image World is an ambitious exhibition spanning six decades (1962–2020s) that investigates the history and creative uses of digital imaging technology, from the genesis of digital imaging in Southern California research laboratories during the Cold War and Space Race of the 1960s, to the ubiquity of digital media in our contemporary world. The exhibition and accompanying digital publication narrate the ideological shifts that occurred as digital technologies were adopted for artistic ends. Conceptually organized into themes exploring issues of agency, representation, culpability, and connection, Digital Capture features over 40 artists working across several technological, computing, and imaging media.
Featured artists include: Rebecca Allen, Refik Anadol, micha cárdenas, Liliana Conlisk-Gallegos, Mobile Image, Lucia Grossberger-Morales, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Nam June Paik, A. Michael Noll, Andrew Norman Wilson, Trevor Paglen, Sheila Pinkel, among others.
Digital Capture: Southern California and the Pixel-Based Image World is co-curated by Nikolay Maslov and April Baca. Exhibition concept by Douglas McCulloh. January Parkos Arnall is curatorial advisor.