National news coverage over the past few decades has shown how artists have leveraged new technologies to create innovative works. This compilation from the Vanderbilt Television News Archive's collection showcases news coverage of artists using computer programs to experiment with new artistic media.
With more than 55 years of national evening news coverage archived, the collection is a rich resource for tracking changes over time. Though sound mixing and digital art applications are easily accessible to consumers today, the featured news segments offer a look at their revolutionary nature when they were first introduced.
With the TV News Archive's collection, the use of artificial intelligence in art today can be contextualized within a broader history of new technologies influencing culture. For example, the featured excerpt from a 2023 ABC News story about AI being used to restore a tape recording from The Beatles highlights how new technology continues to spur creative innovations.
Below is a complete list of records for the segments featured in the highlight reel, ranging from 1980 to 2023. More information about how to view these complete segments can be found on our Access Information page.
Computer Music and Art, NBC, 05-25-1980: https://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/media/rzahriWRDq/sRaNuuhTjH
Art / Hockney's Fax Art, ABC, 11-20-1989: https://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/media/0BOXdoGPCx/WVugnt9gGN
Computer Art, NBC, 08-23-1997: https://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/media/2iintiGL40/wgLTttkZk1
Voices of The Millennium (Defining Art For The Next Millennium), CNN, 09-01-1999: https://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/media/D0iaU7HGdy/1N2oVvENjC
Music: Beatles Song / artificial intelligence, ABC, 2023-11-02: https://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/media/LRtQdr3AFG/H3jZ56cVOm