Opinion
NY Museum Attendance & Twitter Followers
@MuseumNerd, that anonymous art personality on Twitter, has blogged an interesting graphic that lists the attendance to New York museums, their Twitter following, and how they measure up.
Social Media
Interview
Talking About Creative Time Tweets, Social Media Art Commissions
This week, Creative Time Tweets begins on Wed, March 25 with Man Bartlett's "#24hPort" (2011) performance at Manhattan's Port Authority bus terminal. The project is the first of three commissions, and I spoke to curator, Shane Brennan, about the project and why Creative Time is commissioning Twitter
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News
NYT Goes Museums, Hosts Twitter Chat [LIVEBLOG]
In the mood for some museum news? You're in luck, because the New York Times has more than you could EVER READ. Their annual special “Museums Section” was just published, and we sorted it for you. Check out a selected list of their stories here, plus stay tuned for an NYT Twitter chat this afternoon
Opinion
Is Ambient Creativity Killing Our Ambition?
Social media has brought the art community huge benefits, chief among them the ability to easily share artistic creations, whether it's through Twitter, Facebook or a group Tumblr. But is the possibility of easy creation and publishing diminishing our drive for making more ambitious works?
Opinion
Does Anyone Actually Like Crowd-Sourced Shows?
When I heard about the Smithsonian's upcoming video game exhibition, I was filled with a sense of dread upon reading the press release's bolded title: “Smithsonian American Art Museum Invites Public to Vote on Games to be Featured in “The Art of Video Games” Exhibition”. They tout the voting like it
News
Whitney and Foursquare Create Ticket-Discount Badge
Unlike MoMA's Marina Abramovic check-in badge, the Whitney's new Foursquare collaboration is no joke. After using your smart phone to check in to the museum twice, plus once at a site pulled from the Whitney museum's history, users will receive the “Whitneyphile” badge, which also grants holders a $
News
Brooklyn Museum Posts Archive of 1st Fans Twitter Art
The Brooklyn Museum has posted an archive of its 1st Fans Twitter art [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/support/1stfans_twitter_art_feed.php]. The Twitter Art Feed was a benefit for @brooklynmuseum [http://twitter.com/brooklynmuseum]'s 1stfans (formerly @1stfans) members from December 2008 to December
Art
Watch Man Bartlett's #24hKith Live Now!
WATCH LIVE NOW at manbartlett.com/kithandkin [http://manbartlett.com/kithandkin/] This performance was created as part of his participation in #TheSocialGraph [http://hyperallergic.com/thesocialgraph] and his residency at Hyperallergic HQ [http://foursquare.com/venue/135446] in Williamsburg, Brookly
Interview
James Gilbert On Tweeted, Googled and Inappropriately Touched
Los Angeles-based artist James Gilbert has been exploring the nature of privacy online with Tweeted, Googled and Inappropriately Touched. The cleverly named series incorporates smaller sub-projects, like "Privacy Is Dead Because We Said So, 2.0" (2010), which is included in #TheSocialGraph [http://h
Interview
Jennifer Dalton Talks Social Media Consumption
This is the second in a series of interviews with artists, writers, and personalities involved with #TheSocialGraph, which opens today (November 12, 6-9p). For more information, visit hyperalleric.com/thesocialgraph [http://hyperalleric.com/thesocialgraph]. Jennifer Dalton stepped right into the hea
News
Get Ready for #TheSocialGraph
In two weeks, #TheSocialGraph will open at Outpost in Bushwick, Brooklyn and we’re incredibly excited. What is #TheSocialGraph? It is an evolving exploration of the burgeoning field of social media art and the relation of contemporary art with this populist tool as a medium, facilitator, and subject
News
“All Your Tweet Are Belong to Us” — @librarycongress
First MoMA acquires “@” and now the Library of Congress (aka @librarycongress) is acquiring every tweet since March 2006. It’s always great to see institutions look past the monetary value of things and elevate the bonds we all share. So, next time someone luddite asks you “Who do you think is inter