Where would we be without the internet? Unemployed and homeless in my case, desperately lacking in amusing pictures of cats, and totally unaware that we needed a list of 18 surprisingly short celebrities (ICYMI, Hayden Panettiere is only 5ft tall OMFG!!!). It’s getting on for a quarter of a century since the birth of the World Wide Web, and not only did the invention give a load of otherwise useless individuals a means of earning a living in general terms, more specifically it had a profound effect on the art world. It’s about time there was a survey of the interaction between art and the internet, and arriving right on queue, here’s Art and the Internet, from Black Dog Publishing.
Networks of artists connecting over the web, collaborative projects, participatory events, interactive art, seminars, online auctions, marketing and promotion are just some of the areas covered in this comprehensive, 240-page visual study, featuring 300 illustrations. The paperback is available directly from the publisher.
Korakrit Arunanondchai
‘2012-2055’ – 2012
two channel video installation
courtesy of the artist
Eva and franco Mattes
My Generation – 2010
Courtesy of the artist
Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung
60×1.CAM – 2002
courtesy Kenneth Hung and Dr Optimator
Ryder Ripps
Facebook Art 2
oil on canvas 2002-2012
Courtesy Bradley Horenstein
Aleksandra Domanovic
’19;30′ – 2010-2011,
HD video, colour, sound
courtesy the artist and
Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin
Andre Hemer
Screensaver
acrylic paint on wall
2011-2012
