SELECTED PUBLISHED ARTICLES 

Written by Georg Bak

Anne Spalter at Phillips auction house exhibition and sale curated by Georg Bak

13 July, 2022 | Published on Phillips.com

EX-MACHINA: A HISTORY OF GENERATIVE ART

Georg Bak writes on the advancements that merged art and computer technology, and the artists who wielded their convergence to create groundbreaking works.

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Herbert W. Franke NFT

14 April, 2022 | Published on Right Click Save

HERBERT W. FRANKE ON ART AFTER THE NFT

As the Francisco Carolinum hosts a new exhibition of Herbert W. Franke's work, Georg Bak talks to the father of computer art about how his theories became reality. Herbert W. Franke gives valuable insight in his oeuvre from over 70 years creative activity.

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Larva Labs, Autoglyph #16 (detail), 2019

3 March, 2022 | Published on Right Click Save

THE AESTHETIC MEASURE OF AN NFT

Georg Bak traces a brief history of NFTs back to the conceptual and computer art of the 1960s.

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Exhibition view of Generative Fotografie at Kunsthaus Bielefeld, 1968; included works by Kilian Breier (l.), Pierre Cordier, Hein Gravenhorst (l.) and Gottfried Jäger (r.; curator); catalogue text by Herbert W. Franke

20 August, 2019 | Published on Artnome

GENERATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY - AN INTERVIEW WITH GOTTFRIED JÄGER

Generative photography expert Georg Bak  speaks with Gottfried Jäger about his influential role in naming and shaping the generative photography movement. 

Foreword by Jason Bailey. 
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