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Vernacular Video

The July issue of Flash Art (Italian Edition) features a short essay I wrote on how art is reacting to Youtube and other social platforms. Pdf scan here.
Below you can find some of the links that inspired the text.
Petra Cortright, Das Hell(e) Modell, 2009
Cory Arcangel, Drei Klavierstucke, Op. 11, 2009
Oliver Laric, 50 50, 2007
Oliver Laric, Touch My Body (Green Screen Version), 2008
Brody Condon, Without Sun, 2008
Alterazioni Video, I would prefer not to, 2009
Constant Dullaart, Youtube as a Sculpture, 2009
Jodi, Thumbing Youtube, 2009
Martin Kohout, Moonwalk, 2009
John Michael Boling, Guitar Solo Threeway, 2006
Curatingyoutube.net, 3 Hours in 1 Second, 2010
It Takes Strength to Be Gentle and Kind

On Friday, April 23 the Milan-based GLORIAMARIAgallery will open the first Italian solo show of Petra Cortright. Here is my text for the publication.
Jens Hoffmann made “too cool”

Jens Hoffmann made “too cool“…
Sleeping Shepherd Boy (.com)
Kutiman mixes Youtube
The whole album here.





