Recent Exhibitions
Minimals,
New Moon Figure Eight, Jonathan Bachrach,
Oct 14 - Nov 11, 2023, Scientifically determined minimal art manifested as three wooden sculptures at 120710.art Gallery in Berkeley CA
Eleven Degrees of Freedom,
San Francisco Dance on Film Festival, Jonathan Bachrach,
Nov 6, 2022, Choreographed robot short film with music by Les Stuck, San Francisco CA
History of the World in Seven
Acts, Bard College, Jonathan Bachrach and Michael Gandolfi,
Mar 25, 2012, robotic animation set to original score by Michael
Gandolfi played by Bard Conservatory students, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY USA
Minimals, Collision
16, Jonathan Bachrach and Jonathan Ward,
Feb 25, 2011, premier of scientifically determined minimal art
sculptures produced with digital materials, Axiom Gallery, Boston, MAA. USA
Sculptural Deconstruction/Reconstructions, Biodivercity: 47 Ideas and Technologies for Urban Environments, Jonathan Bachrach and Saul Griffith,
Oct 07, 2010, Minimal Metal elephant and Cardboard Masterchief Figure, Australian Embassy, Washington, D.C. USA
History of the World in Seven Acts, High Museum of Art, Jonathan Bachrach and Michael Gandolfi,
Oct 04, 2009, robotic animation set to original score by Michael Gandolfi played by Atlanta Chamber Players, Atlanta, GA USA
History of the World in Seven Acts, Boston Musica Viva, Jonathan Bachrach and Michael Gandolfi,
May 01, 2009, premier of full robotic animation set to original score by Michael Gandolfi played live by the boston musica viva music ensemble, Boston, MA USA
Abridged History of the World in Seven Acts, New England Conservatory of Music, Avian Music, Locked to Picture, Jonathan Bachrach and Michael Gandolfi,
May 06, 2008, premier of abridged robotic animation set to original score by Michael Gandolfi played live by the avian music ensemble, Boston, MA USA
Intimacy Machine, Siggraph 2008, Slow Art Show, Jonathan Bachrach,
May 01, 2008, interactive video installation, Los Angeles, CA USA
Fotron2000, Christopher Henry Gallery, Dan Paluska, Jess Banks, jackbackrack,
May 01, 2008, Robotic Photo Booth, New York, NY USA
Swing your Partner, COLLISIONtwelve, jackbackrack,
Nov 31, 2007, artificial life animation, MIT Stata Center, Cambridge, MA USA
Follow the Leader, Image Radio, jackbackrack,
Nov 02, 2007, artificial life animation, Einhoven, Netherlands
Follow the Leader, COLLISION:technomorph, jackbackrack,
Aug 10, 2007, artificial life animation, Axiom Gallery, Boston, MA USA
Fotron2000, Eyebeam Gallery 10th Anniversary, Dan Paluska, Jess Banks, jackbackrack,
May 17, 2007, Robotic Photo Booth, New York, NY USA
Thirteen Moveyous, Boston Cyberarts, Jonathan Bachrach,
May 2007, video, Leslie College, Cambridge, MA USA
Sketchy, COLLISIONeleven, Jonathan Bachrach,
April 2007, interactive animation machine, MIT Stata Center, Cambridge, MA USA
bigprotochoice, Boston Cyberarts, Jonathan Bachrach,
April 2007, interactive sound/light sculpture, Cloud Foundation, Boston, MA USA
bigprotochoice, Somerville Light Art, Jonathan Bachrach,
March 2007, outdoor light sculpture, Ricky's Flower Market, Somerville, MA USA
Thirteen Moveyous, Dance on Camera Festival, Jonathan Bachrach with Mindy Zarem,
January 13, 2007, video, Brooklyn, NY USA
Follow the Leader, COLLISIONten at Art Interactive, jonathan bachrach,
November 16, 2006 artificial life animation, Cambridge, MA USA
Thirteen Moveyous, Lumen Eclipse in Harvard Square, Jonathan Bachrach with Mindy Zarem,
November, 2006, video, Cambridge, MA USA
Selected Videos, Out of Frame: Motion Art from MOBIUS at
Philadelphia Art Alliance, Nell Breyer and Jonathan Bachrach,
August, 2006 video artwork, Philadelphia, PA USA
Evidence,
Cape Collision One at
Cape Cod Museum of Art, Jonathan Bachrach,
August 21, 2006 interactive video wall piece, Dennis, MA USA
Social
Fabric, COLLISIONnine BOTbits at
Jewett Arts Center Gallery, Wellesley College, jackbackrack,
February 16, 2006 artificial life animation, Wellesley, MA USA
Social Fabric, COLLISIONnine at Art Interactive, jackbackrack,
January 27, 2006 artificial life animation, Cambridge, MA USA
i:move, Lumen Eclipse in Harvard Square, nell breyer and jackbackrack,
November 2005, video, Cambridge, MA USA
Impalpable, COLLISIONeight, el ocho at Art Interactive, jackbackrack,
September 16, 2005 interactive video, Cambridge, MA USA
Time Translations, World Financial Center, nell breyer with jackbackrack,
September 2005, interactive video, New York, NY USA
Grounded, Mass Media at Axiom Gallery, jackbackrack,
August, 19 2005 interactive video installation, Allston, MA USA
backup, COLLISIONbox one at MIT Emerging Technologies Gallery, jackbackrack,
May 20, 2005 interactive video installation, Cambridge, MA USA
Protochoice, COLLISIONseven, 2nd chance at MIT Stata Center Gallery, jackbackrack,
April 22, 2005 interactive light sculpture, Cambridge, MA USA
fullbackUP, Boston Art Windows, Window Collision One, jackbackrack,
April 14, 2005 interactive video installation, Boston, MA USA
Protochoicejunior, COLLISIONseven, chance at Art Interactive, jackbackrack,
March 3, 2005 interactive light sculpture, Cambridge, MA USA
Moveyous, Baker's Dozen, Dance Complex, jackbackrack with Mindy Zarem,
November 20, 2004 dance video, Cambridge, MA USA
Intimacy Machine, COLLISION SIX, senses at Art Interactive, jackbackrack,
October 29, 2004 interactive video installation, Cambridge, MA USA
backUP,
Montreal Festival du Nouvelle Cinema,
jackbackrack,
October 18, 2004
interactive video installation,
Montreal, Canada
i:move @ dnc + fenway,
ZOOM Network,
Nell Breyer and Jonathan Bachrach,
October 2004,
HD video segment,
USA
i:move series 2, Photo New York, Nell Breyer and Jonathan Bachrach,
October 14, 2004 interactive video installation, New York, MA USA
i:move,
DIS2004,
Jonathan Bachrach and Nell Breyer,
August 1, 2004
interactive video installation,
Cambridge, MA USA
i:move,
Yale University Gallery,
Nell Breyer and Jonathan Bachrach,
June 3, 2004
interactive video installation,
New Haven, Connecticut USA
i:move,
Ethan Cohen Gallery,
Nell Breyer and Jonathan Bachrach,
May 2004
interactive video installation and video still,
New York, NY USA
i:move @ dtw,
ZOOM Network,
Nell breyer and Jonathan Bachrach,
April 2004,
HD video segment,
USA
i:move,
Dance Theatre Workshop,
Nell breyer and Jonathan Bachrach,
February 9, 2003
Interactive Video Installation,
New York, NY USA
i:move @ medialab,
MIT Media Lab Wall,
Jonathan Bachrach and Nell Breyer,
October 2003,
Interactive Video Installation,
Cambridge, MA USA
Fotron2000,
Artbots at Eyebeam Gallery,
Dan Paluska, Jess Banks, jackbackrack,
July 12-13, 2003,
Robotic Photo Booth,
New York, NY USA
Recent Events
String Beings, at BCA Wimberly Theater, Jonathan Bachrach, Snappy Dance Theater, and Lucia Lin,
May 30 - June 10, 2007 interactive video / dance performance, Boston, MA USA
String Beings, at CMAC, Jonathan Bachrach, Snappy Dance Theater, and Lucia Lin,
November 17-18, 2006 interactive video / dance performance, Cambridge, MA USA
Beatrix, Beat Research at the Enormous Room, jackbackrack,
October 24, 2005 audio/video performance, Cambridge, MA USA
Bollywood Breakdown, Art Interactive, jackbackrack,
October 7, 2005 interactive video and projection, Cambridge, MA USA
Motion, with Unlocked Groove at Art Interactive, jackbackrack,
August 19, 2005 interactive video and projection, Cambridge, MA USA
backUP mix, (((re:sound))), jackbackrack,
October 16, 2004 video projection, Cambridge, MA USA
Private Collections
i:move @ dtw still,
Robert Caridi & Jessica Grossman,
Nell Breyer and Jonathan Bachrach
May 2004
Video still in light box,
New York, NY USA
Curation
COLLISIONtwelve with Bill Tremblay,
Dec, 2007, MIT Stata Center, Cambridge, MA USA
COLLISION:technomorph with Bill Tremblay,
Aug, 2007, Axiom Gallery, Boston, MA USA
COLLISIONeleven with Dan Paluska,
April, 2007, MIT Stata Center, Cambridge, MA USA
COLLISIONten with Dan Paluska,
November-December, 2006, Art Interactive, Cambridge, MA USA
Cape Collision One,
August/September, 2006, Cape Cod Museum of Art,
Dennis, MA USA
COLLISIONnine BOTbits with Dan Paluska and Brian Knep,
February-March, 2006, Jewett Arts Center Gallery, Wellesley College,
Wellesley, MA USA
COLLISIONnine with Dan Paluska and Brian Knep,
January-February, 2006, Art Interactive, Cambridge, MA USA
COLLISIONeight, el ocho with Dan Paluska and Brian Knep,
September-October, 2005, Art Interactive, Cambridge, MA USA
COLLISIONbox, one with Stephanie Hunt
April, 2005, MIT Museum's emerging technologies gallery, Cambridge, MA USA
Boston Art Windows, Window Collision One
March, 2005, Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA USA
COLLISIONseven, 2nd chance with Dan Paluska and Brian Knep
April, 2005, MIT Stata Center Gallery, Cambridge, MA USA
COLLISIONseven, chance with Dan Paluska and Brian Knep,
March, 2005, Art Interactive, Cambridge, MA USA
COLLISIONsix, senses with Dan Paluska and Brian Knep,
October, 2004, Art Interactive, Cambridge, MA USA
COLLISIONfive with Dan Paluska and Brian Knep,
April, 2003, MIT Compton Gallery, Cambridge, MA USA
hyperCOLLISION with Dan Paluska and Brian Knep
November, 2002, MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA USA
COLLISIONthree in 3D with Dan Paluska and Brian Knep
May, 2002, MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA USA
Talks
Constraints and Bodies in Artificial Dance Jonathan Bachrach
Mar 1, 2023, Y-Exchange, San Francisco, CA USA
The Education of Matter Jonathan Bachrach
Nov 11, 2010, MIT Media Lab Class: How To Make Something That Makes (almost) Anything, Cambridge, MA USA
The Education of Matter Jonathan Bachrach
Oct 09, 2010, MIT Architecture Department Computational Lecture Series, Cambridge, MA USA
Programmable Matter Software Workflow Jonathan Bachrach
Aug 20, 2009, Fab5, Pune India
Programmable Matter Software Workflow Jonathan Bachrach
Feb 21, 2009, MIT Media Lab Class: How To Make Something That Makes (almost) Anything, Cambridge, MA USA
Computing Geometry Jonathan Bachrach
Mar 29, 2009, Smart Geometry Conference, San Francisco, CA USA
Computational Dance: Challenges and Opportunities with Martha Mason
Oct 21, 2007, IDEAS Boston @ Federal Reserve Building, Boston, MA USA
String Beings with Martha Mason
May 10, 2007, Phi Beta Kappa Annual Lecture @ Radcliffe Institute, Cambridge, MA USA
Collective Physical Intelligence
April 22, 2007, Ideas in Motion Panel on Physical Intelligence @ Green Street Studios, Cambridge, MA USA
bigprotochoice
April 21, 2007, opening @ Cloud Foundation, Boston, MA USA
Computational Animation
March 16, 2007, Harvard University @ Animation as Installation class, Cambridge, MA USA
Growth, Form, and Interaction:
Artists and Engineers Look to Biology
February 21, 2006, Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, MA USA
jackbackrack The Early Years
June 21, 2005, Upgrade @ Art Interactive, Cambridge, MA USA
jackbackrack, Artist Talk
April, 4 2005, Mass College of Art, Cambridge, MA USA
Press
Darpa Hoodie Brings Pentagon Geeks into the Fashion World, Wired Magazine
October, 2010
Saul Griffith and Jonathan Bachrach's algorithmically-designed "DARPA Hoodie", Boing Boing
October, 2010
iDance: How techno can we go?, Dance Magazine
December, 2007
Brainiac: IDEAS Boston -- Martha Mason and Jonathan Bachrach, Boston Globe
Oct 4, 2007, Boston, MA USA
A Journey from Techno to Mellow, The Boston Globe,
August 16, 2007, Boston, MA USA
When Worlds Collide, Boston Phoenix,
August 7, 2007, Boston, MA USA
'String' Theory , Boston Globe, p N4
May 27, 2007, Boston, MA USA
2007 Dance Preview, Boston Phoenix, p20
December 29, 2006, Boston, MA USA
'String' theories, Boston Globe Sidekick Feature
November 17, 2006, Boston, MA USA
Jewett Art Gallery offers "COLLISION" of experimental art, The Wellesley News, p13
February 23, 2006, Wellesley, MA USA
Local artists see windows of opportunity, Boston Globe, B1
June 7, 2005, Boston, MA USA
Art without the museum, Boston Herald, p33
April 26, 2005, Boston, MA USA
Editor's Picks: Mad science: Collision Collective at Art Interactive and Urban Icons at the New Art Center, Boston Phoenix,
March 25, 2005, Boston, MA USA
Total Eclipse of the Art , Boston Globe
November 7, 2005, Boston, MA USA
Vacant Windows Now Home to Art Exhibits, Boston Courant, p3
May 16, 2005, Boston, MA USA
Impressions Bollywoodiennes, Buzz, Festival du Nouveau Cinema, p4
October 20, 2004, Montreal, CA
i:move Stills, Ratsalad Deluxe, Nell Breyer and Jonathan Bachrach
2004, WWW, USA
Nominations and Awards
Best film in the art/experimental category for Eleven Degrees of Freedom, 2022 San Francisco Dance on Film Festival, Jonathan Bachrach Nominated for ICA's James and Audrey Foster Prize, which recognizes Boston-area artists who demonstrate exceptional artistic promise, Jonathan Bachrach Nominated for Rockefeller New Media Award, Jonathan Bachrach Grants History of the World in Seven Acts, Michael Gandolfi and Jonathan Bachrach String Beings, Performing Arts Award, Snappy Dance Theater, Luci Lin, and Jonathan Bachrach Protochoice, Light Art Award, Jonathan Bachrach Protochoice, MIT Arts Award, Jonathan Bachrach i:move, New Media Award, Nell Breyer with Jonathan Bachrach
ICA, 2008, Boston, MA USA
National Video Resources, 2006, NYC, USA
Commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University, 2009, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
LEF Foundation, 2007, New England, USA
Somerville Arts Council, 2006, Somerville, USA
MIT Arts Council, 2005, Cambridge, USA
LEF Foundation, 2004, New England, USA