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Global Post
Via post.at.moma.org
Feb 20
MoMA’s post, an “online journal, archive, exhibition space, and open forum” aimed at exploring “multiple and alternative narratives of art’s histories,” launched Friday as part of its Contemporary and Modern Art Perspectives in a Global Age initiative.
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Emoji Art History
Via hyperallergic.com
Feb 12
Art historical emojis—emoticons or pictograms used originally in Japanese text messages—are taking off: the new hashtag #emojiarthistory is chronicling the best, from Yoko Ono’s Cut Piece to On Kawara’s date paintings to Trevor Paglen’s The Last Pictures.
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Iris Reimagined
Via getty.edu
Feb 5
The Getty has relaunched its Iris blog as an online magazine featuring original writing, “Art News From Around the Web,” and the new social media series “Getty Voices,” which includes weekly topical discussions on the site, Facebook, and Twitter. Congrats!
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Virtual Biennial
Via artinamericamagazine.com
Jan 31
The “first exclusively online biennial exhibition of contemporary art” launches in April. Led by artistic director Jan Hoet, of Germany’s MARTa Herford, the virtual exhibition costs $80 for access during the first week, but come July, admission is free.
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Death of a Hacktivist
Via guardian.co.uk
Jan 14
The Dept. of Justice’s prosecution of Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide Friday, was “excessive and vindictive,” writes Glenn Greenwald of the Internet freedom activist accused of taking academic articles off JSTOR, presumably to distribute them for free.
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2012: The Year According to Julian Bleecker
Julian Bleecker
Jan 10
For a futurist, our request might have been unwelcome: look back. Thankfully, artist and technologist Julian Bleecker agreed, offering his top 10 moments from 2012 in a list that ranges from acts of God (Hurricane Sandy) to the completely man-made (Instagram and “computational photography” cameras) to the pop cultural and artistic (Frank Ocean, Tom Sachs, and the death of the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch).
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Digital Arts
Via pewinternet.org
Jan 7
A new Pew study, “Arts Organizations and Digital Technologies,” finds that of more than 1,200 arts organizations surveyed 77% agreed that digital technologies “played a major role in broadening the boundaries of what is considered art.”
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Art Tweets
Via huffingtonpost.com
Jan 3
Plenty of Walker friends make HuffPo’s list of top art tweeters, from artists in our collection to critics, art bloggers, and institutions. Listed: MASS MOCA, Raymond Pettibon, Carolina Miranda, Museum Nerd, Tyler Green, and others.
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Online Art Conundrum
Via artinfo.com
Dec 2012
With investors pumping money into online art sites, Julia Halperin asks, “[C]an a cultural sector that typically relies on exclusivity, personal contact, and (often) opacity make an effective transition to the web?” Then there’s the monetization question.