Tyler Hobbs: Order/Disorder Book Talk

Join Tyler Hobbs for the launch of his debut monograph, one of the first to focus on the work of a generative artist. He will be in conversation with Noam Segal, the LG Electronics Associate Curator at the Guggenheim Museum.

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Tyler Hobbs’ debut monograph is one of the first to focus on the work of a generative artist. Contextualizing his art from 2018–2023, Order/Disorder includes works from Hobbs’ solo exhibitions at Unit, London, and Pace, New York, in 2023.

Structured around the concept of dualities, the book explores Hobbs’ systematic approaches to art making, the creative relationship between man and machine, computer-led aesthetics, and the interplay of repetition and emergence across long-form generative projects.

Order/Disorder features an interview between Hobbs and Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries, and an essay by Melanie Lenz, curator of digital art at the Victoria & Albert Museum, alongside texts by the artist that introduce each thematically arranged section of plates.

Tyler Hobbs is a visual artist from Austin, Texas, working with algorithms, plotters, and paint. His work focuses on computational aesthetics, how they are shaped by the biases of modern computer hardware and software, and how they relate to and interact with the natural world around us. By taking a generative approach to art making, his work explores the possibilities of creation at scale and the powers of emergence.

Hobbs’ most notable project, Fidenza, is a series of 999 algorithmically generated works comprising one of the most sought-after fine art NFT collections. His work has been exhibited internationally, with recent solo exhibitions at Unit, London (2023) and Pace Gallery, New York (2023). Hobbs’ pieces have been included in numerous events by leading auction houses such as Christie’s, Phillips and Sotheby’s. Notable public institutions holding his work include the Los Angeles County Museum of Art , San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Art and Light (Kansas). Tyler holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin.

Noam Segal is the LG Electronics Associate Curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC. She holds a Ph.D. in hermeneutics and culture studies (Bar Ilan University) and a BA in Philosophy and Political Science (Tel Aviv University). Segal’s work deals with the intersection of the digital, political and social in contemporary art.