Whitechapel Gallery's Electronic Superhighway surveys 50 years of art and technology
From January 29 to May 15, 2016, the Electronic Superhighway exhibition took place at the Whitechapel Gallery in London. This event featured the works of 100 artists and was organized in reverse chronological order, beginning with contemporary pieces from the past 15 years that explored themes of interactivity and surveillance. Significant artworks included Text Butt (2015) by Olaf Breuning, Homo Sacer (2014) by James Bridle, and Grosse Fatigue (2013) by Camille Henrot. The exhibition also presented URL-based Net art from the 1990s, including _readme.html (1998) by Heath Bunting, and honored pioneers like Nam June Paik, wrapping up with My Generation (2010) by Eva and Franco Mattes. This article was originally published in the April 2016 issue of ArtReview.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled Electronic Superhighway (2016–1966)
- Held at Whitechapel Gallery in London
- Ran from January 29 to May 15, 2016
- Featured 100 artists spanning five decades
- Used reverse chronological order
- Included works by Olaf Breuning, James Bridle, Trevor Paglen, Jacob Appelbaum, Camille Henrot, Evan Roth, Heath Bunting, Nam June Paik, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Ulla Wiggen, Vera Molnar, Eva Mattes, Franco Mattes
- Camille Henrot's Grosse Fatigue won Silver Lion at Venice Biennale
- Article first published in ArtReview April 2016 issue
Entities
Artists
- Olaf Breuning
- James Bridle
- Trevor Paglen
- Jacob Appelbaum
- Camille Henrot
- Evan Roth
- Heath Bunting
- Nam June Paik
- Lynn Hershman Leeson
- Ulla Wiggen
- Vera Molnar
- Eva Mattes
- Franco Mattes
Institutions
- Whitechapel Gallery
- ArtReview
- Experiments in Art and Technology
- Venice Biennale
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- New York
- United States
- Paris
- France
- Venice
- Italy