The cybernetic moment: Roy Ascott and the British cybernetic pioneers, 1955–1965

Lambert, Nick (2017) The cybernetic moment: Roy Ascott and the British cybernetic pioneers, 1955–1965. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 42 (1-2). pp. 42-53. ISSN 0308-0188

Abstract

Professor Roy Ascott developed the Ground Course at Ealing College of Art, drawing on his experience of Basic Design under Victor Pasmore and Richard Hamilton at Newcastle University. Through his reading of Ross Ashby and his friendship with Gordon Pask, Ascott introduced cybernetic theory into his art practice and pedagogy. This essay explores the degree to which Ascott embodied a distinctly British approach to cybernetics.

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