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Marc, As far as I know a lot of people - including people who are being *included* in the book - are quite concerned that it is/will be seen in context, and not as an inclusive/definitive history of all new media art in Britain... From what I understand the impetus for the book was to provide a historical context for work which was funded by the New Media Projects fund of the Arts Council - which ran for a number of years and mostly funded 'distributable' media (including net Cd etc). Many artists (including myself) received arts council funding during these years for major new media projects from other areas of the arts council - ie. National Touring, Visual Arts Exhibitions, Artists film and Video etc, and not from this one. As far as I know these - other - projects are not being covered in this book. Although some of these 'other' artists have been brought in in other ways for quotes, comment, or discussion (as I have).... I have yet to see the book, so I reserve judgement, and in general I think its a good thing that much of this work is beginning - finally - to be written about, contextualised and documented in some way. However I, like you, will be concerned (and annoyed :-)) if it does appear - as the title seems to suggest - as if it is a definitive history of the development of 'Practice and Content in the UK 1994-2004' rather than what I understand it to be, which is a celebration of the (noteworthy) achievements of this one particular project fund. (please someone - lucy k, helen c?? Correct me if I am wrong!) - Susan > *British New Media Art - Gate Keeping... > * > Ok everyone - Furtherfield is asking everyone on here why are we left > out of the loop here? > > We've been going since 97...and still going strong and communicating > beyond gate keeping defaults, any answers? > > It does get a bit depressing - we are working 24/7 trying our best in > the work that we do but because we are not institutionally connected we > are snubbed...why? > > A very annoyed individual... > > marc* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------------- > > British New Media Art: Conference and Book* > > *British New Media Art* > At Tate Britain, Clore Auditorium > Saturday April 3, 2004, 10.00- 17.30 > Millbank, London SW1P 4RG > > */New Media Art: Practice and Content in the UK 1994-2004/* > April 2004 > Co-published by Arts Council England and Cornerhouse Publications > ISBN 0 948797 88 6 > > For more information: > http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/eventseducation/artnewmedia > > > > > > In the past 10 years, Britain has fostered a unique set of practices in > the field of new media. This conference will look at these diverse > characteristics and preoccupations. From the net to CD-Roms to mobile > technology, British artists have found innovative, provocative and > cutting-edge ways to explore themes of popular culture, conceptualism, > social interventions, identity formations and networks and modes of > distribution. > > This one-day event will present some of those practices and explores how > to critically engage with new media art. What are the contexts and > structures informing curatorial decisions, public reception and artistic > practice? Finally it will consider its own history and use the past to > inform the present. > > Speakers and participants include Steve Dietz (keynote), Saul Albert, > Geoffrey Batchen, Sarah Cook, Nick Crowe, Steve Dietz, Desperate > Optimists, Matt Fuller, Charlie Gere, Shilpa Gupta, Lucy Kimbell, Julian > Stallabrass, Thomson & Craighead and Carey Young. > > This conference, initiated by the Arts Council England in association > with Tate Britain and Film and Video Umbrella, coincides with the launch > of /New Media Art: practice and context 1994 - 2004,/ an ACE/Cornerhouse > Publications publication (available c/o Cornerhouse Publications > http://www.cornerhouse.org/publications and at the conference.) > > > *New Media Art: Practice and Content in the UK 1994-2004* > > Part theoretical/historical reader, part showcase of new and recent > artists' projects funded by Arts Council England, this book provides a > context for new media arts practice in the UK from 1994 to the present > day. A series of snapshots of this most exciting and contemporary of > artistic forms, the book combines newly commissioned essays and > discussions with illustrated project descriptions to offer an overview > of key developments in new media arts, drawing on the experience of > practitioners, producers, curators, writers and critics from the UK and > abroad. > > *Geoffrey Batchen* and *Charlie Gere* chart the early history of new media > *Steve Dietz* defines the elusive qualities of net.art > *Matt Locke* considers the cultural importance of text messaging > *Sadie Plant* writes on gaming and play > *Nico Macdonald* explains the origins and features of current > information technologies > *Peter Suchin* looks at the appropriation of conceptual art > *Sarah Cook *and *Beryl Graham *highlight new curatorial challenges > *Erik Kluitenberg *discusses developing notions of online community > *Heath Bunting* and *Rachel Baker* provide practitioners' first-hand > accounts > *John Ippoliti, Lawrence Lessig* and *Jon Naughton *wrangle with the > complexities and politics of intellectual property. > > Complex, fast-moving and constantly evolving, new media work by artists > can often be difficult to grasp - for general and artworld audiences > alike. Echoing its longstanding institutional support for and > recognition of this diverse area of new media practice this Arts Council > England publication is the perfect introduction to this extraordinarily > creative and innovative field.