You Are Here: Art After the Internet

by Omar Kholeif (Editor)

You Are Art After the Internet is the first major publication to critically explore both the effects and affects that the Internet has had on contemporary artistic practices. Responding to an era that has increasingly chosen to dub itself as 'post-internet', this collective text traces a potted narrative exploring the relationship of the Internet to art practices from the early millennium to the present day. The book positions itself as a provocation on the current state of cultural production, relying on first-person accounts from artists, writers and curators as the primary source material. The book raises urgent questions about how we negotiate the formal, aesthetic and conceptual relationship of art and its effects after the ubiquitous rise of the Internet. James Richards, Jamie Shovlin, Jeremy Bailey, Jon Rafman Sam Ashby, Sophia Al-Maria, Stephanie Bailey, Erika Balsom, Zach Blas, James Bridle, Jennifer Chan, Tyler Coburn, Michael Connor, Jesse Darling, Brian Droitcour, Constant Dullaart, Ed Halter, Omar Kholeif, Gene McHugh, Basak Senova, Brad Troemel, Lucia Pietroiusti, Model Court, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Jeremy Bailey, James Richards Published by Cornerhouse and SPACE

Genres: Art, Essays, Theory, Nonfiction, Art History, Technology, Internet

272 pages, Paperback

First published April 14, 2014

Reviews

[Sophie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intriguing collection of essays discussing net art, ideas about the “post internet”, and more. Important to read if you’re interested in thinking about the future of art in an internet age...

[steff · Rating 4 out of 5]

No hace falta explicar por qué leí este libro: se sobreentiende. Es paradójico que siendo uno de los temas más interesantes del reciente fin del siglo pasado y la actualidad del que estamos atravesando, este relato siga tan vigente hasta hoy. Aclaro esto ya que fue escrito en 2014, diez años atrás, cuando las invenciones y avances tecnológicos de todo tipo han crecido a pasos agigantados, en el transcurso de una década. Por más fascinante (y tenebroso) que eso suene, Kholeif no trata de impartir esperanza ni advertirnos de un futuro apocalíptico donde la I.A. nos domina. Por el contrario, estos breves ensayos sobre nuestra relación con internet (o Internet?) y su impacto en la proliferación de distintas manifestaciones artísticas, comunicacionales y de toda índole, son sumamente interesantes y diversos, invitando voces como Brad Troemel, Jennifer Chan y Stephanie Bailey. Es un libro que realmente me fascinó y causó, en un momento donde todos sabemos absolutamente todo y estamos al día con las actualizaciones tecnológicas constantes, que me interesara por usos no tan convencionales de internet. Obviamente el elemento artístico, casi poético y creativo del libro le aporta una riqueza aún mayor, además de entender y haber vivido el contexto sociocultural donde se explican varios fenómenos por fuera de lo real, como diversos blogs, Tumblr, Skype, entre otros.
Recomendaría a todos que leyeran estos ensayos, disfruté muchísimo este libro y ya quiero comprarlo en físico para subrayarlo y anotarlo todo.
PD: Gracias infinitas al autor, que sin este libro, A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships no existiría en este mundo.

[Charlie Kubal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this collection of essays — explores a lot of the shifting dynamics in how we create and consume art, and what new distribution methods and the instant feedback they provide has meant for artists. Highly recommend Jennifer Chan’s essay, ‘Notes on Post-Internet,’ for anyone who’s curious about these things — one of my favorite essays I read this year.

[Gytis Dovydaitis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Let's paraphrase J. Baudrillard:
Internet is no more. Long live post-internet!

A highly relevant collection of essays for anybody who is interested in the trendiest art there is now. Although essays feature some thematic repetition and naive "anti-Google" narrative, but most of the text is insightful and intelligent.

[Laramzp · Rating 4 out of 5]

teilweise weltverändernde Essays, wunderschöne Beispiele aus net.art und interessante fortlaufende Gedanken darüber was “post internet” bedeutet ( vor 10 Jahren - auf heute betrachtet bieten diese Diskussionen noch viel mehr Einsicht). Manche Essays waren aber oede asf deswegen 4/5

[Loletta · Rating 5 out of 5]

<3 ah I get it now

[Ryan Seffinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good analyses across the board, at least for the time of publishing

[Wendee · Rating 3 out of 5]

some essays were pretty weird, but Some were thought provoking.

[Paola Vr · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very reflective collection of essays.
I can't even count how many times I have referenced this book (especially Notes on Post-Internet by Jennifer Chan).

Although this book is excellent, I wish there was an updated version, It would be very interesting to read about ai and the current image of what an artist really is or do.

[Mills College Library]

776 Y672 2014