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intro<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some precursors to current internet art.
\nCommon traits that are often shared:
\n– art should be democratic: everybody is an artist.
\n– participation is more important than a material product: the network is the work
\n– life is art is life
\nAnd also:
\n– interest in role playing, personal mythology
\n– pop culture memes as material<\/p>\n

mail art<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"example<\/a>
example of mail art (by H.R. Fricker)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ray Johnson and “The New York Correspondance School”, a network of mail artists.
\nStrong conceptual (and personal) links to Fluxus (Maciunas, Brecht) and Nouveau Realisme.<\/p>\n

Mail art stil exists, in Belgium: Guy Bleus. Also fax art, email art, etc.<\/p>\n

\"Score<\/a>
Score of “Exit”, word event by George Brecht.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many links with fanzines, radio art, open access television, hometape music, pirate radio and television.<\/p>\n

General Idea<\/strong><\/p>\n

Came out of several large mail-art projects, founded “FILE” magazine that was originally very much mail-art oriented.
\nEvolved into a pre-occupation with appropriation, parody, deconstruction, self-mythologization.<\/p>\n

\"cover<\/a>
cover of the first “File” magazine (1972), by General Idea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

telecommunications projects<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nam June Paik, “Goodmorning Mr. Orwell” (1984).<\/p>\n

\"Some<\/a>
Some of action during “The World in 24 Hours” (1982), a 24-hour telecommunications project organised by Robert Adrian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Robert Adrian, long history of telecommunications projects using Slow-Scan TV, Fax, precursor of email, telephone.<\/p>\n

Kit Galloway and SHerrie Rabinowitz; several large-scale telecommunications project, amongst others “Hole in Space” in 1980.<\/p>\n

\""Hole<\/a>
“Hole in Space” (1980), by Kit Galloway and Sherrie Rabinovitz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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