Rhizome (art)
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Rhizome is a not-for-profit arts organization whose stated purpose is to support the creation, presentation and preservation of contemporary art that uses new technologies in significant ways.
[edit] History
Mark Tribe founded Rhizome as an email list for about 100 people in 1996 while living in Berlin.[1] In August 1996, Rhizome launched a website, which was receiving about 23,000 hits per month by April 1998.[2] Originally a for-profit business, Rhizome applied for nonprofit status in 1998, switching to the domain-name suffix ".org."[3]
Rhizome established an online archive called the ArtBase in 1999.[4] The ArtBase was initially conceived exclusively as a database of net art works. Today, the scope of the ArtBase has expanded to include other forms of art engaged with technology, including games, software, and interdisciplinary projects with online elements. The works are submitted by the artists themselves. Only works considered to be of potential historical significance are included.[5]
In 2003, Rhizome affiliated with the New Museum.[6] Today, Rhizome's programs include events, exhibitions at the New Museum and elsewhere, an active website, and an archive of more than 2000 new media artworks.
[edit] References
- ^ "Digital Artworks that Play Against Expectations", New York Times, September 30, 2002.
- ^ "Art Site Takes Plunge Into Not-for-Profitability" [1]
- ^ "Art Site Takes Plunge Into Not-for-Profitability" [2]
- ^ Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI)
- ^ [3]|Preserving the Rhizome Artbase
- ^ "New Museum Joins Forces with Artists' Web Site," New York Times, September 30, 2003
