Sisters of Code: SIGGRAPH 2021 Retrospective Panel

Abstract

1.1 “Vera Molnar: ICÔNE/2020” by Francesca Franco This panel presentation is centred on “ICÔNE/2020,” a new commission that the author initiated, produced and curated with computer art pioneer Vera Molnar in 2020-21. This is Molnar’s first ever sculptural work in a career that spans over 80 years. Taking the new commission as a centre point, Franco’s talk explores the process that made this commission possible, bringing together original sketches and documentation material that reveal the complexities behind the making of this project. By reimagining what art could be in an age of immense technological change, Molnar’s radical adoption of technology and her conceptual approach to computing have inspired Franco to initiate a new collaboration that takes computer art to new unexplored levels. This new commission has been awarded two major grants from the Henry Moore Foundation and