Upate: Picture documentation of the show here
I am very pleased to announce this upcoming show I curated for xpo gallery. The exhibition format is inspired by David Dart’s Piratebox. OFFLINE ART is some sort of cross-over of Speed Shows and Dead Drops bur still very different :)). Tech specs and software to be released soon! Credits to Matthias Strubel for code! Thx!!
CU there everyone!!
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save the date
21st February
Paris
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SAVE THE DATE
Xpo Gallery is pleased to announce the next exhibtion
OFFLINE ART: new2
curated by Aram Bartholl
participating artists : Cory Arcangel, Kim Asendorf, Claude Closky, Constant Dullaart, Dragan Espenschied, Faith Holland, JODI, Olia Lialina, Jonas Lund, Evan Roth, Phil Thompson, Emilie Gervais & Sarah Weis
Opening Thursday 21st February, 6.30-9.30pm
7:00pm Introduction by Prof. Olia Lialina
exhibition until Saturday 14th March 2013
XPO GALLERY 17, rue Notre-Dame de Nazareth – 75003 Paris |
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new2 is the first show realized in the OFFLINE ART exhibition format.
Web based art works will be accessible via wireless network but disconnected from the internet .A high profile selection of 14 artists of various ‚Internet generations‘ – who are all working digitally and online – will present recent and new works. OFFLINE ART: new2 is a group show all about files, versions and copies that questions the endless ’new‘ in our era of the daily remix on the Internet. A digital file can be copied endlessly, without any loss of quality, and the web culture of nonstop creation, sharing and remixing of files has influenced a whole generation of artists.Over the last two decades, internet artists have been constantly and prolifically creating web-based works. Often files are collected online, reused, recycled and remixed in varied and numerous ways. The next version is called ‚…-new.gif‘ but is already outdated 5 minutes later, with the arrival of ‚…new2.gif‘. Computers and the Internet don’t require a final version. ‚I still need to make some changes….‘.What is the current state of net art and what happens when works are taken offline??
What is the correct format in which to show a piece of art in a gallery space that has only previously existed on the web? And what is the relationship between internet art and the ever-growing number of mobile devices?OFFLINE ART: new2 reflects recent discussions among artists and curators on how and if pieces should be available offline. All pieces in this show are browser based and at the same time only locally accessible. In the end it is the decision of each artist how and which version will also be available on the INTERNET.
The OFFLINE ART exhibition format:
Browser-based digital art works are broadcast locally from wifi routers which are not connected to the Internet. Each art work is assigned a single wifi router which is accessible through any device, like smart-phones, tablets or laptops. To access the different art works, the visitor has to connect to each network individually. The name of the network reflects the name of the artist. No matter what URL is opened, only the specific artwork appears in the browser. A small web server holding the art piece is installed on a USB flash drive which is connected to the router. Like frames holding the art, the routers are hung in the exhibition space which is otherwise empty. The art i tself becomes visible only on the visitor’s private screen.The pieces are locally widely accessible but disconnected from the Internet
Aram Bartholl 2013 |
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visitez www.xpogallery pour connaitre les jours et horaires d’ouverture de la galerie ou pour réserver une visite privative de l’exposition
please visit www.xpogallery.com for opening times or require a private viewving |
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