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Marc Garrett is co-director and co-founder, with artist Ruth Catlow of the Internet arts collectives and communities – Furtherfield.org, Furthernoise.org, Netbehaviour.org, also co-founder and co-curator/director of the gallery space formerly known as 'HTTP Gallery' now called the Furtherfield Gallery in London (Finsbury Park), UK. Co-curating various contemporary Media Arts exhibitions, projects nationally and internationally. Co-editor of 'Artists Re:Thinking Games' with Ruth Catlow and Corrado Morgana 2010. Hosted Furtherfield's critically acclaimed weekly broadcast on UK's Resonance FM Radio, a series of hour long live interviews with people working at the edge of contemporary practices in art, technology & social change. Currently doing an Art history Phd at the University of London, Birkbeck College.
Net artist, media artist, curator, writer, street artist, activist, educationalist and musician. Emerging in the late 80′s from the streets exploring creativity via agit-art tactics. Using unofficial, experimental platforms such as the streets, pirate radio such as the locally popular ‘Savage Yet Tender’ alternative broadcasting 1980′s group, net broadcasts, BBS systems, performance, intervention, events, pamphlets, warehouses and gallery spaces. In the early nineties, was co-sysop (systems operator) with Heath Bunting on Cybercafe BBS with Irational.org.
Our mission is to co-create extraordinary art that connects with contemporary audiences providing innovative, engaging and inclusive digital and physical spaces for appreciating and participating in practices in art, technology and social change. As well as finding alternative ways around already dominating hegemonies, thus claiming for ourselves and our peer networks a culturally aware and critical dialogue beyond traditional hierarchical behaviours. Influenced by situationist theory, fluxus, free and open source culture, and processes of self-education and peer learning, in an art, activist and community context.
Net artist, media artist, curator, writer, street artist, activist, educationalist and musician. Emerging in the late 80′s from the streets exploring creativity via agit-art tactics. Using unofficial, experimental platforms such as the streets, pirate radio such as the locally popular ‘Savage Yet Tender’ alternative broadcasting 1980′s group, net broadcasts, BBS systems, performance, intervention, events, pamphlets, warehouses and gallery spaces. In the early nineties, was co-sysop (systems operator) with Heath Bunting on Cybercafe BBS with Irational.org.
Our mission is to co-create extraordinary art that connects with contemporary audiences providing innovative, engaging and inclusive digital and physical spaces for appreciating and participating in practices in art, technology and social change. As well as finding alternative ways around already dominating hegemonies, thus claiming for ourselves and our peer networks a culturally aware and critical dialogue beyond traditional hierarchical behaviours. Influenced by situationist theory, fluxus, free and open source culture, and processes of self-education and peer learning, in an art, activist and community context.
Re: A couple of notes on the new site
Very nice...
Much better- less clunky, the last one was ok but this new version is
sharp//////////////------------
marc
>Hi,
>
>So, as you may have noticed, we launched the new site this morning. We are
>fixing glitches now.
>
>I just wanted to point out a couple of small but significant text changes we
>made.
>
>First, we changed the title of 'Superusers' (those who filter messages from
>RAW onto the front page and to the mailing list RARE) to 'Site Editors.'
>This decision came out of a conversation with (those formerly known as) the
>Superusers in which we decided that the title Site Editor more accurately
>and clearly described the work they do.
>
>We also changed the 'Community Directory' to the 'Member Directory'. Under
>the new membership policy, Rhizome's community -- defined here as people who
>participate in email discussions and our various programs -- is now made up
>of Members and non-Members. So, again, we thought Member Directory was more
>accurate.
>
>We also introduced the idea of RhizPaper which refers to the background
>image on the site. We'd like to turn this image over periodically with a new
>image by a different artist. The starting image is a rendition of root by
>our designer, Sarah. I should credit Marisa here: She came up with this
>idea as a way to have artists participate in the design..
>
>Also, we didn't switch over the title for Net Art News as we are still
>mulling over feedback and there are a couple of related technical issues we
>need to address that that got laid to the wayside as we headed towards the
>launch. So, stay tuned for that.
>
>All that said, let us know if you have any thoughts on the site. Things you
>like, things you cant tolerate, etc. :)
>
>Thanks,
>Lauren
>
>Director
>Rhizome.org
>
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>
Much better- less clunky, the last one was ok but this new version is
sharp//////////////------------
marc
>Hi,
>
>So, as you may have noticed, we launched the new site this morning. We are
>fixing glitches now.
>
>I just wanted to point out a couple of small but significant text changes we
>made.
>
>First, we changed the title of 'Superusers' (those who filter messages from
>RAW onto the front page and to the mailing list RARE) to 'Site Editors.'
>This decision came out of a conversation with (those formerly known as) the
>Superusers in which we decided that the title Site Editor more accurately
>and clearly described the work they do.
>
>We also changed the 'Community Directory' to the 'Member Directory'. Under
>the new membership policy, Rhizome's community -- defined here as people who
>participate in email discussions and our various programs -- is now made up
>of Members and non-Members. So, again, we thought Member Directory was more
>accurate.
>
>We also introduced the idea of RhizPaper which refers to the background
>image on the site. We'd like to turn this image over periodically with a new
>image by a different artist. The starting image is a rendition of root by
>our designer, Sarah. I should credit Marisa here: She came up with this
>idea as a way to have artists participate in the design..
>
>Also, we didn't switch over the title for Net Art News as we are still
>mulling over feedback and there are a couple of related technical issues we
>need to address that that got laid to the wayside as we headed towards the
>launch. So, stay tuned for that.
>
>All that said, let us know if you have any thoughts on the site. Things you
>like, things you cant tolerate, etc. :)
>
>Thanks,
>Lauren
>
>Director
>Rhizome.org
>
>+
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>
>
>
>
Re: NYT art critic reviews Pixar exhibition at MoMA
'most art says nothing to most people'...
h.bunting :-)
I said it also, but he put on a billboard...
marc
>Perhaps I should have said it's relevant for all of us to consider...
>
>On 12/16/05, Jason Van Anden <jason@smileproject.com> wrote:
>
>
>>>...a relevant thing for some in this forum to consider.
>>>
>>>
>>who? example?
>>
>>jason
>>
>>On 12/16/05, T.Whid <twhid@twhid.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/arts/design/16pixa.html
>>>
>>>Murphy posted on Thingist this quote:
>>>
>>>"Still, there is much to see in the show, and if a lot of it is more
>>>visual culture than art, much less great art, the focus is in accord
>>>with the museum's long tradition of attention to all kinds of visual
>>>disciplines, especially design."
>>>
>>>To which he added this commentary:
>>>
>>>"Yeah, most of what passes for Visual Art these days is Visual
>>>Culture. A totally respectable field of study but it's not art. What
>>>the two share is Design."
>>>
>>>...a relevant thing for some in this forum to consider.
>>>
>>>--
>>><twhid>www.mteww.com</twhid>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>--
>>Jason Van Anden
>>http://www.smileproject.com
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>--
><twhid>www.mteww.com</twhid>
>
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>
>
h.bunting :-)
I said it also, but he put on a billboard...
marc
>Perhaps I should have said it's relevant for all of us to consider...
>
>On 12/16/05, Jason Van Anden <jason@smileproject.com> wrote:
>
>
>>>...a relevant thing for some in this forum to consider.
>>>
>>>
>>who? example?
>>
>>jason
>>
>>On 12/16/05, T.Whid <twhid@twhid.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/arts/design/16pixa.html
>>>
>>>Murphy posted on Thingist this quote:
>>>
>>>"Still, there is much to see in the show, and if a lot of it is more
>>>visual culture than art, much less great art, the focus is in accord
>>>with the museum's long tradition of attention to all kinds of visual
>>>disciplines, especially design."
>>>
>>>To which he added this commentary:
>>>
>>>"Yeah, most of what passes for Visual Art these days is Visual
>>>Culture. A totally respectable field of study but it's not art. What
>>>the two share is Design."
>>>
>>>...a relevant thing for some in this forum to consider.
>>>
>>>--
>>><twhid>www.mteww.com</twhid>
>>>
>>>+
>>>-> post: list@rhizome.org
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>>>Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
>>>Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>--
>>Jason Van Anden
>>http://www.smileproject.com
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>--
><twhid>www.mteww.com</twhid>
>
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>
>
>
Re: Re: Re: RHIZOME_RARE: new name for Net Art News?
so are you saying that's how rhizome wishes to be seen as- glittery
golden vinyl upholstery and fake leopard skin pillows... ?
mmm...
now that you mention it- I wouldn't mind some fake leopard skin pillows
actually, and some fluffy white dice :-)
marc
> I like it. Sounds like something that would go well with glittery
> golden vinyl upholstery and fake leopard skin pillows... and a martini.
>
> From the desk of:
> ****Art Tomorrow****
>
> On 5.12.2005, at 22:01, marc wrote:
>
>> 'Art Tomorrow' is a bit lame...very true :-)
>>
>> m.
>>
>>
>>> Yeah, like... something along the lines of "Art Tomorrow" :-)
>>>
>>> best r.
>>> Art
>>>
>>> On 5.12.2005, at 21:41, marc wrote:
>>>
>>>> I get where you're coming from, but I have a problem with the
>>>> term 'new'...
>>>>
>>>> Why must we conform to the trad-marketing rule, that to have
>>>> something seen as contemporary that it must have the word 'new'
>>>> in it all of the time?
>>>>
>>>> I tend to think that using the term 'new' these days, is almost
>>>> like saying 'old'.
>>>>
>>>> A kind of retro-step backwards to the over-mediated, historical
>>>> word 'Modern'- imagine that- then it might as well be instead
>>>> called of 'nan', 'man' - 'modern art news', and where would we
>>>> all be then?
>>>>
>>>> I feel, that a subtle trick could be used here. I think that it
>>>> would be great to sustain and promote the idea of being 'new' or
>>>> fresh, but without actually saying the word 'new'. That would be
>>>> cool...
>>>>
>>>> marc
>>>>
>>>>> nan - new art news (no caps lock)
>>>>> i like it.
>>>>> gb
>>>>>
>>>>> 2005/12/5, M. River <mriver102@yahoo.com
>>>>> <mailto:mriver102@yahoo.com>>:
>>>>>
>>>>> > On 12/5/05, Simon Biggs <simon@littlepig.org.uk
>>>>> <mailto:simon@littlepig.org.uk>> wrote:
>>>>> > > Change one letter
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > New Art News
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Best
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Simon
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> like it.
>>>>>
>>>>> NAN
>>>>>
>>>>> has good graphic look.
>>>>>
>>>>> /\
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> www.desvirtual.com <http://www.desvirtual.com>
>>>>> http://netart.incubadora.fapesp.br/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
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golden vinyl upholstery and fake leopard skin pillows... ?
mmm...
now that you mention it- I wouldn't mind some fake leopard skin pillows
actually, and some fluffy white dice :-)
marc
> I like it. Sounds like something that would go well with glittery
> golden vinyl upholstery and fake leopard skin pillows... and a martini.
>
> From the desk of:
> ****Art Tomorrow****
>
> On 5.12.2005, at 22:01, marc wrote:
>
>> 'Art Tomorrow' is a bit lame...very true :-)
>>
>> m.
>>
>>
>>> Yeah, like... something along the lines of "Art Tomorrow" :-)
>>>
>>> best r.
>>> Art
>>>
>>> On 5.12.2005, at 21:41, marc wrote:
>>>
>>>> I get where you're coming from, but I have a problem with the
>>>> term 'new'...
>>>>
>>>> Why must we conform to the trad-marketing rule, that to have
>>>> something seen as contemporary that it must have the word 'new'
>>>> in it all of the time?
>>>>
>>>> I tend to think that using the term 'new' these days, is almost
>>>> like saying 'old'.
>>>>
>>>> A kind of retro-step backwards to the over-mediated, historical
>>>> word 'Modern'- imagine that- then it might as well be instead
>>>> called of 'nan', 'man' - 'modern art news', and where would we
>>>> all be then?
>>>>
>>>> I feel, that a subtle trick could be used here. I think that it
>>>> would be great to sustain and promote the idea of being 'new' or
>>>> fresh, but without actually saying the word 'new'. That would be
>>>> cool...
>>>>
>>>> marc
>>>>
>>>>> nan - new art news (no caps lock)
>>>>> i like it.
>>>>> gb
>>>>>
>>>>> 2005/12/5, M. River <mriver102@yahoo.com
>>>>> <mailto:mriver102@yahoo.com>>:
>>>>>
>>>>> > On 12/5/05, Simon Biggs <simon@littlepig.org.uk
>>>>> <mailto:simon@littlepig.org.uk>> wrote:
>>>>> > > Change one letter
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > New Art News
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Best
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Simon
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> like it.
>>>>>
>>>>> NAN
>>>>>
>>>>> has good graphic look.
>>>>>
>>>>> /\
>>>>> +
>>>>> -> post: list@rhizome.org <mailto:list@rhizome.org>
>>>>> -> questions: info@rhizome.org <mailto:info@rhizome.org>
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>>>>> +
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>>>>> Membership Agreement available online at
>>>>> http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> www.desvirtual.com <http://www.desvirtual.com>
>>>>> http://netart.incubadora.fapesp.br/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Pall Thayer
>>> p_thay@alcor.concordia.ca
>>> http://www.this.is/pallit
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>
Re: Re: Re: RHIZOME_RARE: new name for Net Art News?
'Art Tomorrow' is a bit lame...very true :-)
m.
> Yeah, like... something along the lines of "Art Tomorrow" :-)
>
> best r.
> Art
>
> On 5.12.2005, at 21:41, marc wrote:
>
>> I get where you're coming from, but I have a problem with the term
>> 'new'...
>>
>> Why must we conform to the trad-marketing rule, that to have
>> something seen as contemporary that it must have the word 'new' in
>> it all of the time?
>>
>> I tend to think that using the term 'new' these days, is almost like
>> saying 'old'.
>>
>> A kind of retro-step backwards to the over-mediated, historical word
>> 'Modern'- imagine that- then it might as well be instead called of
>> 'nan', 'man' - 'modern art news', and where would we all be then?
>>
>> I feel, that a subtle trick could be used here. I think that it
>> would be great to sustain and promote the idea of being 'new' or
>> fresh, but without actually saying the word 'new'. That would be
>> cool...
>>
>> marc
>>
>>> nan - new art news (no caps lock)
>>> i like it.
>>> gb
>>>
>>> 2005/12/5, M. River <mriver102@yahoo.com
>>> <mailto:mriver102@yahoo.com>>:
>>>
>>> > On 12/5/05, Simon Biggs <simon@littlepig.org.uk
>>> <mailto:simon@littlepig.org.uk>> wrote:
>>> > > Change one letter
>>> > >
>>> > > New Art News
>>> > >
>>> > > Best
>>> > >
>>> > > Simon
>>>
>>>
>>> like it.
>>>
>>> NAN
>>>
>>> has good graphic look.
>>>
>>> /\
>>> +
>>> -> post: list@rhizome.org <mailto:list@rhizome.org>
>>> -> questions: info@rhizome.org <mailto:info@rhizome.org>
>>> -> subscribe/unsubscribe:
>>> http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
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>>> +
>>> Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
>>> Membership Agreement available online at
>>> http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> www.desvirtual.com <http://www.desvirtual.com>
>>> http://netart.incubadora.fapesp.br/
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>
>
>
> --
> Pall Thayer
> p_thay@alcor.concordia.ca
> http://www.this.is/pallit
>
>
>
>
>
m.
> Yeah, like... something along the lines of "Art Tomorrow" :-)
>
> best r.
> Art
>
> On 5.12.2005, at 21:41, marc wrote:
>
>> I get where you're coming from, but I have a problem with the term
>> 'new'...
>>
>> Why must we conform to the trad-marketing rule, that to have
>> something seen as contemporary that it must have the word 'new' in
>> it all of the time?
>>
>> I tend to think that using the term 'new' these days, is almost like
>> saying 'old'.
>>
>> A kind of retro-step backwards to the over-mediated, historical word
>> 'Modern'- imagine that- then it might as well be instead called of
>> 'nan', 'man' - 'modern art news', and where would we all be then?
>>
>> I feel, that a subtle trick could be used here. I think that it
>> would be great to sustain and promote the idea of being 'new' or
>> fresh, but without actually saying the word 'new'. That would be
>> cool...
>>
>> marc
>>
>>> nan - new art news (no caps lock)
>>> i like it.
>>> gb
>>>
>>> 2005/12/5, M. River <mriver102@yahoo.com
>>> <mailto:mriver102@yahoo.com>>:
>>>
>>> > On 12/5/05, Simon Biggs <simon@littlepig.org.uk
>>> <mailto:simon@littlepig.org.uk>> wrote:
>>> > > Change one letter
>>> > >
>>> > > New Art News
>>> > >
>>> > > Best
>>> > >
>>> > > Simon
>>>
>>>
>>> like it.
>>>
>>> NAN
>>>
>>> has good graphic look.
>>>
>>> /\
>>> +
>>> -> post: list@rhizome.org <mailto:list@rhizome.org>
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>>> Membership Agreement available online at
>>> http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> www.desvirtual.com <http://www.desvirtual.com>
>>> http://netart.incubadora.fapesp.br/
>>
>>
>>
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>
> --
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> p_thay@alcor.concordia.ca
> http://www.this.is/pallit
>
>
>
>
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