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Alan Rath, a trailblazer in the realm of electronic, robotic, and computer-generated art, has been selected for inclusion in Art Basel's upcoming online viewing room, Pioneers, based on his seminal contributions to the field. The San Francisco artist died in October 2020 at age 60 after battling a rare form of multiple sclerosis for many years.

From a lineage that includes Jean Tinguely and Nam June Paik, Alan Rath began in the 1980s to make sculptures with robotics and computer-generated video animations, which he designed, machined, and programmed himself. Formally elegant and …