Ars Electronica Festival · 1994
An Anecdoted Archive from the Cold War
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 1994
“An Anecdoted Archive from the Cold War” by George Legrady received a Honorary Mention in the Interactive Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 1994. George Legrady has 2 more works in this atlas.
'An Anecdoted Archive from the Cold War' is an installation artwork consisting of an interactive computer archive designed in the form of a contemporary museum display. The Archive's interface is based on the floor plan of the former Workers' Movement Propaganda museum in Budapest.
About George Legrady
George Legrady (USA), born 1950 in Budapest, immigrated to Montreal in 1956. Attended Loyola College, Montreal, Goddard College, Vermont, and received an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1976.
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