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The early internet is breaking – here’s how the World Wide Web from the 90s on will be saved

This video is a look into the disappearing space of the internet from the 1990s and what that disappearance means for the modern internet. Quartz talks with Olia Lialina and Dragan Espenschied, who work on preserving traditions and pages from the early days of the internet, a time where people made their own unique web pages that brought a coziness to the digital world.

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Internet Art of the 1990s

Chen, Betty and Quinn Rose. “#33: Internet Art of the 1990s.” Pictorial. Podcast Audio. March 9, 2021. https://www.relay.fm/pictorial/33.

Overall Impact of Technology on the Arts

Thomson, Kristin, Kristen Purcell, and Lee Rainie. “Section 6: Overall Impact of Technology on the Arts.” Pew Research Center. January 4, 2013. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2013/01/04/section-6-overall-impact-of-technology-on-the-arts/

artport

“artport.” Whitney. https://whitney.org/artport

Heath Bunting

“Heath Bunting.” IRATIONAL Curriculum Vitae. http://irational.org/cgi-bin/cv2/temp.pl? member=1000

Beeple Sold an NFT for $69 Million

Kastrenakes, Jacob. “Beeple Sold an NFT for $69 Million.” The Verge. March 11, 2021. https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/11/22325054/beeple-christies-nft-sale-cost-everydays-69-million

Internet Art

“Internet Art.” Tate. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/i/internet-art

Web 1.0 Music

VICE. “Web 1.0 Music by Jerome LOL.” Youtube Video, 11:08. March 22, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTcRY_r6KG8.

NFTs Weren’t Supposed to End Like This

Dash, Anil. “NFTs Weren’t Supposed to End Like This.” The Atlantic. April 2, 2021. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/nfts-werent-supposed-end-like/618488/

Dina Kelberman’s I’m Google 

Barber, Stephanie. “Dina Kelberman’s I’m Google.” Art21. September 3, 2014. http://magazine.art21.org/2014/09/03/dina-kelbermans-im-google/#.YcI2-C2ZN0t

Internet Art

Guggenheim. “Internet Art.” Collection Online. https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/ artwork_type/internet-art.

Art in the Age of Instagram

TEDx Talks. “Art in the Age of Instagram.” Youtube Video, 13:23. March 2, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DLNFDQt8Pc.

NFTs and the Law

CoinDesk. “NFTs and the Law.” Youtube. March 10, 2021. Educational Video, 11:52. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_8j5T4UNZo

Maria Olson

“Maria Olson.” Maria Olson. http://www.marisaolson.com

Art Review: Creativity, Digitally Remastered

Kimmelman, Michael. “Art Review: Creativity, Digitally Remastered.” New York Times. March 23, 2001. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/23/arts/art-review-creativity-digitally-remastered.html

Turbulence

“Turbulence.” Turbulence. https://turbulence.org

Thing.net

“thing.net.” Thing. https://www.thing.net

Archive

Mackin, Leah. “Archive.” Internet Art Book Fair. http://www.internetartbookfair.com/ IABFarchive.html

teamLab

teamLab. https://borderless.teamlab.art

JODI

http://wwwwwwwww.jodi.org
Wikipedia about the artists

Net Art Anthology

“skinonskinonskin.” Net Art Anthology. https://anthology.rhizome.org/skinonskinonskin

What is Digital Art?

British Council Arts. “What is Digital Art?” Youtube Video, 5:46. February 17, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RWop0Gln24.

A Love Letter to Net.Art.

Hoffman, Jay. “A Love Letter to Net.Art.” The History of the Web. September 17, 2019. https://thehistoryoftheweb.com/net-art/

Artie Vierkant

“Artie Vierkant.” Artuner. https://www.artuner.com/artists/artie-vierkant/

(NET) FOREVER ART :) 

Noronha, Marina Valle. “(NET) FOREVER ART :).” in Reshaping the Collectible: The Lives of Net Art. Tate Research Publication, 2021. https://www.tate.org.uk/research/reshaping- the-collectible/net-forever-art.

Web Work: A History of Internet Art

Greene, Rachel. “Web Work: A History of Internet Art.” Artforum (May 2000): 342-348. https://www.artforum.com/print/200005/web-work-a-history-of-internet-art-465

Ars Electronica

“Ars Electronica.” https://ars.electronica.art/newdigitaldeal/en/

Impact of NFTs in Arts Industry

LeewayHertz. “Impact of NFTs in Arts Industry.” Medium. April 7, 2021.https://medium.com/geekculture/impact-of-nfts-in-arts-industry-72ad29b63e1

Cryptopia

Cryptopia. Directed by Torsten Hoffmann. Australia: Plot 11, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5TqlnD1ZSI