The self-titled “netwurker” Mez curates trAce’s online galllery for Incubation 2002 (July 15-17). About the artists selected for inclusion, Mez writes: “These _artists_ [or net/code.workers] revel in the fabric of connection modes and core elements that represent the actualities of the net in all its functional glory. The code/net.workers selected for inclusion here engage in production of [artistic] output that employs and mirrors the very blueprinted mechanisms of the net itself.”
Lev Manovich’s Website for his Book The Language of New Media is Online
With 300+ illustrations and links to projects and artworks discussed in the book, as well as an interesting interface, the website for Manovich’s The Language of New Media (2001) is itself something to explore.
ELO Receives Rockefeller Grant to Expand Directory
The Rockfeller Foundation approved an ELO grant request to provide financial support to the Directory expansion project. The grant will help the ELO expand the Electronic Literature Directory, an online directory of new media art and literature. Work on updating and expanding the Directory has already begun. The Directory can be accessed from the ELO homepage or by clicking the link.
Eastgate Announces the Publication of My Name is Captain, Captain.
Judd Morriseyy and Lori Talley’s anticipated hypertext work is now available at Eastgate.com.