In this Le Random podcast, special Exhibition Discussion edition, our editor in chief Peter Bauman (Monk Antony) speaks to three exhibiting artists of Infinite Images at the Toledo Museum of Art. Those artists are Erick Calderon (Snowfro), founder of Art Blocks, Sofia Crespo from Entangled Others and Tyler Hobbs. Chapters 📖: [00:00:00] Introduction [00:01:22] Exhibition Insights [00:02:26] Artists' Perspectives on Practice and Generativity's Breadth [00:07:45] Historical Influences [00:10:41] C...
Jul 06, 2025•42 min
In this conversation, the Le Random team reflects on 2025's noteworthy second quarter in digital art. Host Peter Bauman (editor in chief at Le Random) is joined by thefunnyguys (CEO) and Conrad House (Collection Lead). 📖 Chapters[00:00]: Introduction and Podcast Overview[01:38]: Discussion on Digital Art Institutions[06:18]: New York as a Hub for Digital Art[10:50]: Le Random's Second Quarter Events (4)[27:17]: Favorites of the year: Exhibitions[32:58]: Notable Artworks and Projects[42:59]: Sta...
Jun 29, 2025•56 min
This is Part I of our Deep Learning Series where Le Random's editor-in-chief Peter Bauman (Monk Antony) speaks with the most relevant figures in deep learning art. In this first installment, Peter speaks with two of the earliest artists to engage with the intersection of art and deep generative models, Tom White (dribnet) and Gene Kogan. They explore the artistic, philosophical and cultural implications of GANs and deep generative models, drawing on the artists' early experiences and perspective...
Apr 14, 2025•44 min
In this conversation, the Le Random team reflects on a noteworthy start to 2025 in digital art. Host Peter Bauman (Editor-in-Chief at Le Random) is joined by thefunnyguys (CEO) and Conrad House (Collection Lead). 📖 Chapters 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:29 – AI Ethics & Artist Consent Debates 00:04:31 – Legal Uncertainty & Fair Use 00:06:55 – How Artists Are Using AI Tools 00:08:14 – Redistributing Value Through New Models 00:11:02 – Silicon Valley vs. Academic Roots of AI 00:14:11 – Th...
Apr 01, 2025•1 hr 19 min
In this episode of the Le Random podcast, host Peter Bauman (Monk Antony), our editor-in-chief, coordinates a discussion on coordination. He is joined by very special guests Mitchell F Chan, Operator's Ania Catherine and Dejha Ti, matto from Material Protocol Arts and maltefr.The conversation explores both the contrasts and connections between these seemingly opposing emerging camps, reaching at the very heart of why artists choose to work on Ethereum—straight from the protocol's leading thinker...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 4 min
In Part 3 of our Digital Curators Series, host Peter Bauman (Editor-in-Chief at Le Random) interviews Tate Modern's Val Ravaglia, a display specialist and the curator of Electric Dreams , Tate's major historical digital art exhibition which runs until June 1, 2025. Ravaglia is Curator, Displays & International Art at Tate Modern. Her curatorial work has focused on display for over twelve years. In addition to curating Le Random's exhibition of the year, Electric Dreams , Ravaglia assisted on...
Feb 04, 2025•54 min
In this conversation, the Le Random team reflects on a whirlwind 2024 in digital art and looks ahead to 2025. Host Peter Bauman (Editor-in-Chief at Le Random) is joined by thefunnyguys (CEO) and Conrad House (Collection Lead). Chapters 📖 Chapter 1: Introduction [00:00:05] - Host Peter Bauman introduces the podcast, the guests, and the agenda: reflecting on 2024 and discussing the outlook for 2025. Chapter 2: Themes of 2024 [00:01:26] - Discussion on the major themes of 2024, focusing on digital...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 29 min
In this special Le Random artist conversation—hosted by Peter Bauman (aka Monk Antony), Editor-in-Chief of Le Random—we turn our attention to one of the most exciting shows of the year, Tate Modern's Electric Dreams . Peter is joined by three extraordinary exhibiting artists that exemplify the aims of the show: Rebecca Allen, Analívia Cordeiro & Eduardo Kac. Conrad House, Le Random's Collection Lead, co-hosts the talk. "One of Tate Modern’s most ambitious exhibitions to date," Electric Dream...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 8 min
In this conversation, Peter Bauman (Editor-in-Chief at Le Random) interviews Regina Harsanyi and Jon Ippolito, two digital curators and experts in digital art's preservation. Harsanyi is the Associate Curator of Media Arts at the Museum of the Moving Image and an independent advisor on preventive conservation for variable media arts. Ippolito is a new media artist, writer and former curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. He is also a professor of new media at the University of Maine, where...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 19 min
In this conversation, Peter Bauman (Editor-in-Chief at Le Random) interviews Douglas Dodds, a longtime Senior Digital Curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and a pivotal figure in the institutional collecting of new media art. The discussion covers the challenges of collecting digital art, including sourcing, preserving and showcasing these works in a museum context. Dodds shares particularly valuable insights into the acquisition process, from identifying valuable pieces to naviga...
Sep 30, 2024•49 min
In this special Le Random artist discussion—hosted by Peter Bauman (aka Monk Antony), Editor-in-Chief of Le Random—we cover the upcoming Electric Op exhibition at Buffalo AKG. Our guests include four of the most influential voices in digital expression over the past two-three decades: Cory Arcangel, Joan Heemskerk, Tali Hinkis, and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. Joining Peter is co-host Conrad House (aka Nemocake), Le Random’s Collection Lead.Each artist reflects on their unique practices and contributio...
Sep 22, 2024•53 min
In this Le Random discussion we are so pleased to speak to a scholar of art history in Dr. Nancy Perloff from the Getty Research Institute. She joins Le Random's editor-in-chief Peter Bauman . Perloff recently curated Sensing the Future: Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.) , showing at the Getty Center as part of PST Art. The pair explores E.A.T.’s influential role in merging art, technology and engineering, a movement founded in 1966 by Bell Labs engineer Billy Klüver and artists like Ro...
Sep 12, 2024•48 min
In this Le Random Generative Art Timeline Artist Discussion, hosts Peter Bauman (Monk Antony), Conrad House (Nemocake) and thefunnyguys welcome four of this decade's most prominent voices and builders: Lauren Lee McCarthy, Erick Calderon, Itzel Yard and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. The artists explore themes like the rise of AI, NFTs, and the increased institutional interest in digital art, proposing names for the decade such as the "Normalization Era" or "Digital Dramaturgy Era." McCarthy and Lozano-H...
Sep 02, 2024•1 hr 3 min
This is Le Random's discussion following the release of Chapter 9 of our Generative Art Timeline, which covered the decade of the 2010s. Le Random's Peter Bauman (Monk Antony), editor in chief at Le Random is joined by co-founder thefunnyguys and Content Lead Conrad House. Our guests today are some of the artists and thinkers who lived art history in the 2010s. They are Tyler Hobbs, Helena Sarin, Rhea Myers, and Gene Kogan. Join us as we discuss digital expression in a decade of major trends suc...
Jul 30, 2024•51 min
Algorithmic and digital art founder Frieder Nake joined Peter Bauman ( Monk Antony ) to continue their chat after the release of "Frieder Nake on 'Machinic' Miracles" at Le Random Editorials . Chapters: [00:00:29]: Introduction to Frieder Nake and his contributions to digital art [00:02:32]: Computers and the concept of quality vs quantity [00:03:26]: Quantity turning into quality [00:05:31]: Pattern recognition and discovery of new quality [00:07:07]: Connection to Max Bense's Generative Aesthe...
Jul 16, 2024•41 min
In our chat, "Art & Code in the 2000s," from May 14, 2024, a panel of the decade's leading figures joins Peter Bauman , Conrad House and thefunnyguys from Le Random . They share their diverse perspectives on the 2000s in coded and generative art, reflecting on what made the decade unique as well as what we may have lost and are searching for today. Speakers include: Christiane Paul , Casey Reas , Christa Sommerer & Golan Levin...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 4 min
In our chat, "Pioneering Digital Expression in the '90s," from April 10, 2024, a panel of legends joins Le Random's Peter Bauman , Conrad House and thefunnyguys . They share their diverse perspectives on the 1990s as pioneers of an often overlooked decade. It's only overlooked because of its recency, as the impact the decade had can still be seen all around today, including AI and Internet-related art. The parallels between artists getting started on the Internet in the '90s and artists beg...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 17 min
The Le Random team met up to celebrate a year since our public launch. thefunnyguys, Zack Taylor, Peter Bauman and Conrad House discuss: -One year of LR: Our favorite collected pieces 36 Points by Sage Jensen & seeds of seeds by Entangled Others Polygona Nervosa by Golan Levin RGB Elementary Cellular Automaton #1 by ciphrd Mondrian by Herbert W. Franke -One year of LR: Our favorite editorial pieces Demystifying Generative Aesthetics by Peter Demystifying Generative Art by Peter AGH on Glorif...
Mar 22, 2024•59 min
In our chat, "Pioneers of '80s Art & Innovation," from February 7, 2024, a panel of icons joins Peter Bauman and Conrad House . They share their diverse perspectives on the 1980s in digital and generative art, reflecting the decade's richness and complexity. Speakers include: Mark Wilson , Copper Giloth , Dan Sandin , David Em , William Latham , Stephen Todd , Darcy Gerbarg + Geoff Davis Chapters 📖 [00:00:00]: Introduction [00:01:55]: The Decade of the 80s [00:02:30]: Darcy Gerbarg's Experi...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 25 min
On February 1, 2024, Le Random collaborated with Joyn to host and present a community celebration of Genuary. Genuary is a generative art month, during which artists create daily pieces according to 31 carefully selected prompts. We invited some very special artists as guests, including the organizer of the event itself, Piter Pasma . We asked the artists about their experience participating in Genuary 2024 and more. The talk is in conjunction with an article Peter Bauman (Monk Antony) wrote on ...
Feb 03, 2024•53 min
Generative Art in the 1970s and Today Join hosts Peter Bauman ( Monk Antony , Content at Le Random), Anika Meier (Expanded Art) and Conrad House ( Nemo Cake , Collecting at Le Random), as they welcome generative art legends Joan Truckenbrod and Hans Dehlinger to discuss the 1970s in generative art. The episode is released to celebrate Chapter 5 of our Generative Art Timeline , covering the decade of the '70s....
Jan 14, 2024•1 hr 5 min
The Le Random team of thefunnyguys , Peter Bauman ( Monk Antony ) and Conrad House ( Nemo Cake ) spoke to special guest and celebrated collector Michael Spalter about the dense history of the 1960s in generative art , the Early Digital Era. This episode corresponds with: Generative Art Timeline: Chapter 4 10 Significant Early Digital Era Moments (Covered in the talk) 1961: New Tendencies and Fluxus Begin 1963: Nake begins making computer art + 1965: Homage a Paul K...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Peter Bauman (Monk Antony) speaks to the legendary computer artist Dr A Michael Noll about his time at Bell Labs, creating arguably the first digital computer art, North America's first computer art exhibit and much more!
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr
The Le Random team of thefunnyguys , Peter Bauman ( Monk Antony ) and Conrad House ( Nemo Cake ) spoke to special guest and acclaimed expert Georg Bak about the foundational significance of the 1950s in generative art history: The Analog Era . This episode corresponds with: Generative Art Timeline: Chapter 3 10 Significant Modern Era Moments (Covered in the talk) 1951: MIT and the US Navy First Demonstrate the Whirlwind Computer ( + 1954: Whirlwind and SAGE Initiatives by US Mi...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 5 min
The Le Random team of thefunnyguys , Peter Bauman ( Monk Antony ) and Conrad House ( Nemo Cake ) spoke to special guest and acclaimed gallerist Kate Vass about a whirlwind one hundred years of generative art history (1850-1949) ,the Modern Era. This episode corresponds with: Generative Art Timeline: Chapter 2 10 Significant Modern Era Moments (Covered in the talk) The Great Exhibition of London Lights Early Spark of the Arts & Crafts Movement (1851) Modern art Begins: Manet’s Work...
Jul 20, 2023•58 min
The Le Random team of thefunnyguys , Peter Bauman ( Monk Antony ) and Conrad House ( Nemo Cake ) spoke to special guest Marius Watz about the ancient roots of generative art, the Pre-Modern Era. This episode corresponds with: Generative Art Timeline: Chapter 1 Article: Timeline Chapter 1's Ten Top Moments 10 Significant Pre-Modern Era Moments (Covered in the talk) Blombos Cave Drawing (70,000 BCE) I Ching Introduces Binary Concept (1,000 BCE) Euclid’s Elements (300 BCE) Al-Khwārizmī’s Writes Con...
Jul 06, 2023•46 min
Originally Aired June 28, 2023, this episode features Casey Reas, ciphrd, Anne Spalter, Anika Meier and Georg Bak. We celebrate the full-launch of Le Random's website.
Jun 28, 2023•52 min
