Art Since 1960 (According to the Internet)

For this event, Medium Cool guest curator Hanne Mugaas and artist Cory Arcangel have sorted and collected videos from the Internet in order to discern where art and art history on the web is currently situated. Looking at how art production and art history are changed by the growing use of the Internet as a platform and resource, their project explores how search algorithms and the whims of users upset the usual control systems that govern how art is categorized—with sometimes surprising results. Mugaas’ and Arcangel’s findings culminate in a video screening presented with a live directors’ commentary. Produced by Cory Arcangel and Hanne Mugaas, and performed by Cory Arcangel.

Art in General’s Video Marathon is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency and The Experimental Television Center’s Presentation Funds program, which is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and mediaThe Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Office for Contemporary Art Norway.