“Splashback” Rhizomes at New Museum New York April 2009

"Reflex" Gif animation, Valéry Grancher 1995

I have the pleasure to invite you to the exhibition Splashback: Rhizome's Splash Pages, 1998-2002." organized by Rhizomes at New Museum New York on April 2009
“Splashback” is organized by Brian Droitcour, Rhizome Curatorial Fellow
Site built by Elise Roedenbeck, Technology Assistant

http://rhizome.org/art/exhibition/

http://www.rhizome.org/art/exhibition/splashback/letter.php

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“Splashback” is organized by Brian Droitcour, Rhizome Curatorial Fellow
Site built by Elise Roedenbeck, Technology Assistant
April 2009

Rhizome introduced splash pages to its web site in 1998 in order to display artwork with greater immediacy. Splash art occupied the entire browser window, and the works were not indexed by prefaces, links, and thumbnails as art usually was on Rhizome and other sites. When the artwork appeared, the only clue to its authorship was in an extension of Rhizome’s URL, a structural necessity that also served a community-building function. Not only did the splash project create a more direct platform for showcasing work, it also defined a circle of artists by connecting their name to Rhizome’s in the location bar and forging a direct bond between their art and Rhizome’s home page.

"Splashback: Rhizome's Splash Pages, 1998-2002" is an online exhibition featuring 39 splash pages commissioned over a four-year period. “Splashback” offers a brief overview of online art and design practices from ten years ago through a nearly obsolete medium, the splash page.

Artists include: Annie Abrahams, Daniel Garcia Andujar, Ben Benjamin, heath bunting, Gregory Chatonsky, Shu Lea Cheang, Andrew Childs, Curt Cloninger, David Crawford, Mark Daggett, Joshua Davis, entropy8zuper, Andrew Forbes, Valery Grancher, Matthew Hoessli, Olia Lialina, David Lindeman, jimpunk, JODI, Yael Kanarek, Lucas Kuzma, Antonio Mendoza, Mouchette, MTAA, Robbin Murphy, Nettmedia, Scott Paterson, Pavu, Waldemar Pranckiewicz, Reinis, Satellite01, Sigma6, Starry Night, Eugene Thacker, Jake Tilson, Maciej Wisniewski, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries

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