From: lynn-AT-pharmdec.wustl.edu (Lynn Bry) Subject: Exhibition Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 04:49:36 -0500 (CDT) I just sub'd to the new and improved mailing list.. however, barrett has kindly forwarded the gist of discussion on having an online exhibition. I think the idea is an excellent one, one that I have been hoping to see for some time. some thoughts from my end: (1) Space. In a varity of capacities I can see that we have ample space. The pharmdec WWW server that currently houses the 'Surrealism Server' is the least of places, but not my primary recommendation as access is limited, and i think it would be best to have an exhibit as a free standing entity. I can get us space at sunsite.unc.edu which currently mirrors the SITO galleries (formerly OTIS: http://www.stio.org/). For those of you who don't know about SITO, check it out. I've been a member for a couple of years, and it's where I first got online experience doing graphics and other arts related things on the internet. The SYNERGY:CORPSE, SYNERGY:GRID and SYNERGY:PANIC projects provide examples of using net technology for realtime and 'surrealist' endeavors (CORPSE, e.g.). Lastly, art.net, current home to SITO would probably let us have space to set something up: http://www.art.net/. I can inquire there if there is interest. On the other hand, I think it is a worthwhile task to put a 'prospectus' together, and submit it as a proposal to various organizations/museums who would be interested in such an exhibition. (2) Funding. Funding is relative. Do we want to have the exhibit on a commercial site for which we would have to pay? Do we want to have an overall curator/organizer who will be paid for their efforts? I sense that many participants do not have the technology at hand to scan in images/generate graphics, hypertext in which case all material could be sent to a single person who would perform these tasks. Advertising in journals and arts magazines? (3) Scope: Again, much of (1) and (2) hinges around what will be done, and the scope of the exhibition. I encourage everone to THINK about the multimedia nature of the web and how this can be used to create INTERACTIVE sites, installations and exhibits. Moreover, the putting together of an online exhibition of 'Surrealist' exhibition implies that we are using the technology to further our thoughts and ideas. In spite of the recent fad of having 'online art exhibits' i can think of few, if any, that have made good use of the technology. More after some hours of sleep.. -ln
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