What can a small error in a computer program from 1843 tell us about the contemporary prejudices that can creep into software algorithms? With a starring role for Ada Lovelace, the woman who designed the first computer program.
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From the exhibition: sensation
Dance has become a billion-dollar industry, with major entertainment companies calling the shots. Massive dance festivals are held all over the world, featuring an international elite of DJs flying from party to party.
From the exhibition: gabber
In the Netherlands, in the 1990s, gabber emerged in Rotterdam as a new branch of electronic dance music, joining styles such as house and techno that were already well-known in Europe.
From the exhibition: digitization
The devices with which electronic music was initially created occupied entire rooms. Now software gradually displaced hardware until, eventually, one laptop could house all synthesizers and drum machines ever released.
From the exhibition: emancipation
Liberation is ingrained in electronic dance music. It’s crafted to make you dance freely. Drums and rhythm have always been the ritual tools of dance, and that remains true in our time, albeit now generated through electricity.
