subvertr @ “My Own Private Reality”
12 May – 1 July 2007
Press Conference: Friday, 11 May 2007, 11 a.m.
Opening: Friday, 11 May 2007, 7 p.m.
Artists in the exhibition:
Cory Arcangel, Jonah Brucker-Cohen / Mike Bennett, Nick Crowe, Exonemo, Ute Hörner / Mathias Antlfinger, Humanbeans, Miranda July / Harrell Fletcher, Olia Lialina / Dragan Espenschied, Les Liens Invisibles, Jillian Mcdonald, Marisa Olson, Tanja Ostojic, Annina Rüst, Thomson & Craighead, ubermorgen.com / Paolo Cirio / Alessandro Ludovico, Angie Waller
The works in the exhibition have been selected by Sabine Himmelsbach and Sarah Cook, whose involvement as co-curator has been supported by her work with the online resource for curators of new media, CRUMB.
“Audiences increasingly share control of the creation of information through the act of reception. Data can be configured in many ways, but only that embraced by audiences will determine the value of any exchange of data (and in this process, the creation of information). This can be the creation of art.” - Tom Sherman*
http://myownprivatereality.wordpress.com/
Edith Russ Site für Medienkunst
My Own Private Reality is a playful look at the hype surrounding what is called Web 2.0 – the proliferation of publicly accessible websites which allow communities of users to create and share content (writing, photos, videos, music, etc.) – something that previously was only done by professionals, self-taught enthusiasts, or organisations with staff members with technical and software know-how. With blogs, wikis, and centralised file-sharing sites, first-time users can now be as productive as the well-paid experts. How artists play in the online spaces between those populated by unpopular amateurs and well-known professionals is at the heart of this exhibition.
