Tate Modern’s Electric Dreams

Tate Modern is bringing retro-futuristic realness with its new exhibition, Electric Dreams. Forget boring white walls—this vibrant showcase dives headfirst into the pioneers of optical, kinetic, programmed, and digital art, spotlighting the OGs who reshaped creativity from the 1950s to the early internet age.

Think over 70 international artists, mind-bending installations, and a timeline of wild, tech-fueled experimentation. Electric Dreams is serving up everything from trippy psychedelic setups to early tinkering with video synthesizers and home computers. Big names like Atsuko Tanaka, Otto Piene, and Carlos Cruz-Diez are just the beginning—this exhibition also reunites kindred spirits in group rooms that make you feel like you’ve stepped into an artistic time machine.

But here’s where it gets really cool: Electric Dreams zooms in on the innovators who dared to play with emerging digital tech. Rebecca Allen’s groundbreaking 1980s experiments with motion capture and 3D modeling? Check. Samia Halaby coding kinetic paintings on an Amiga 1000? Absolutely. These aren’t just works of art—they’re snapshots of rebellion against traditional norms, proof that creativity and technology were always destined to collide.

Oh, and let’s not forget Gucci is backing this brilliance. As part of their three-year partnership with Tate, they’re championing young creatives, boosting community collabs, and basically giving diverse audiences a reason to fall in love with art all over again.

Ready to get your mind blown? Electric Dreams is waiting at Tate Modern, go check it out.