Miguel Chevalier's Digital by Nature Opens at Museum de Fundatie
At Museum de Fundatie, nearly 120 pieces by French artist Miguel Chevalier are showcased in "Digital by Nature," marking the largest exhibition of his work in Europe and his first significant solo show in the Netherlands. Renowned as a trailblazer in digital art, Chevalier has dedicated over 40 years to investigating the artistic potential of computers. He views technology not just as a tool but as a collaborator, setting parameters while allowing algorithms to introduce variability. This method is particularly evident in four large interactive installations central to the exhibition, where visitors’ movements influence the surrounding visuals. As people navigate the space, images transform, colors shift, and digital life forms emerge and vanish in response.
Key facts
- Digital by Nature is a major exhibition devoted to French artist Miguel Chevalier at Museum de Fundatie.
- The exhibition brings together nearly 120 works.
- It is the largest survey of Chevalier's work in Europe to date.
- It is Chevalier's first major solo exhibition in the Netherlands.
- Chevalier is widely regarded as a pioneer of digital art.
- Chevalier has spent more than four decades exploring computers as an artistic medium.
- He treats technology as a creative partner, establishing rules, colors and forms while allowing algorithms to introduce unpredictability and change.
- Four large interactive installations at the center of the exhibition respond to visitors' movement, with patterns shifting, digital forms growing and dissolving, and colors changing.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Museum de Fundatie
Locations
- Netherlands
- France
- Zwolle
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Paris