Net Art Anthology

The Rhizome Net Art Anthology is an online museum of sorts. Their mission statement is simple but encapsulates a broad undertaking:

RETELLING THE HISTORY OF NET ART FROM THE 1980S THROUGH THE PRESENT DAY.

The exhibit is broken up into five distinct parts; all variations in time. The first - 1980 to 1998 - includes pieces like the wonderfully creepy Dollie Clone Series, the irreproducible Automatic Rain site and the artistically dense Web Stalker. As someone that came of age online in the late 80's and mid 90's, I'd never heard of any of this. Maybe I was too young or maybe their reach wasn't quite worldwide yet.

The site is well laid out and explains each project very clearly in terms of it's scope, it's intent and how to experience it now but it does take time to see everything. Like an IRL gallery, walk around slowly and let yourself take it in one at a time.

via Becky.