Stan VanDerBeek

Stan VanDerBeek's silkscreens, intaglio prints, and early computer-generated films exploring abstract geometry and visual poetry from the 1960s–70s.

Why go

VanDerBeek's *Poemfield* series and *Micro Kosmos* works represent pioneering experiments in computer graphics and kinetic abstraction, bridging analog printmaking with digital image-making decades before such hybridity became common.

What to expect

Installation of silkscreen prints, copperplate intaglio works, and a 16mm film (*Poemfield No. 1*, 1967) spanning the artist's investigations into mandala-like compositions and algorithmic pattern-making.

Things to know

• VanDerBeek (1927–1984) was a foundational figure in experimental film and computer art.
• *Poemfield* series (1967) combined 16mm film with early computer graphics.
• *Micro Kosmos* works (1972–75) employed copperplate intaglio embossment and silkscreen techniques.
• *Moveable Mandala* (1976) adapted computer graphics from *Poemfield* into nine-color silkscreen prints.
• Exhibition runs May 7–June 20, 2026 at Magenta Plains, Lower East Side.

Plan your visit

Gallery hours 11 AM–6 PM. Located at 149 Canal Street, New York, NY 10002. Contact 917-388-2464 or [email protected] for inquiries.