Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Discussion question

Vuk Cosic is one in a growing group of "net.artists", which to my understanding just signifies anyone who uses the Internet as their canvas, as well as medium. His interview with we-make-money-not-art.com has raised a question that I feel in the current atmosphere of digital art is a valid inquiry for this ever-evolving medium. In an intangible world of art, how can we display these net.art creations to the public, in a tangible environment? And as a follow-up to this question, will the increased interest and production of digital artwork cause art museums to become outdated and obsolete? In the interview, net.art was compared to video art as well as performance art. Will these unrestrained forms of art, with the growing popularity of video-sharing websites and online community spaces, cause the art show crowd to migrate their interest to the Internet?

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