ART 214 at Saint Mary's College of Maryland with Fereshteh Toosi

02 April 2007

reading homework for 4-5 April

Please post your response by the start of class to be counted on time.

Read the article:
Short History of the Internet by Bruce Sterling
Then, check out this internet art site:
Real Costs by Michael Mandiberg
investigate it, and talk about how it uses the internet as an art medium. Explain why it uses it to best advantage, and why the piece could not be made in any other way.

Finally, answer this question:
HOW DOES THIS WORK FIT in the history of the internet that Sterling describes? What are the features of this art work that reflect the time in which it was made (2006)?