Marking a major milestone in Venet’s six-decade-long practice, this exhibition introduces his first use of artificial intelligence in art making. Though new in process, these pieces extend Venet’s continued investigation into systems of disorder, entropy and authorship. ‘When Steel Dreams of Code’ will be the first presentation of Venet’s Generative Angles Paintings in the UK, and will coincide with London Gallery Weekend.
Bernar Venet is an artist internationally recognised for his conceptual approach. A major figure in the 1960s New York avant-garde, with works in the collection of MoMA, the Guggenheim, the Hirshhorn, and the Centre Pompidou, amongst many more, the artist has long used the conceptual languages of mathematics, science and philosophy to interrogate the boundaries of art. Later making monumental sculptures in steel, he is also known for performative acts in which steel motifs – lines, arcs, and angles – are toppled and left where they fall: a spontaneous outcome within controlled parameters.
Rather than a departure, Venet’s turn to generative art is a natural evolution of this spontaneous practice. While generative art today is often linked to recent advances in digital technology and algorithms, its underlying principles – chance, entropy, and systematic variation – have been central to Venet’s practice since the 1960s.
| Duration | 06 June 2025 - 19 July 2025 |
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| Venue | Waddington Custot Galleries |
| Address | 11 Cork Street, London, W1S 3LT |
| Contact | / mail@waddingtoncustot.com / www.waddingtoncustot.com |