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...Reuben wrote: Why does it have to fit into a definition at all? Sarah reminded us that perhaps we might seek out the boundaries of new media art - if boundaries are indeed what one is looking for... but hey ... we are talking about post-modern collections here and breaking old boundaries is exactly what contemporary artists have been doing since Duchamps. There probably isn't a substance on the planet, animal, mineral or vegetable, legal or illegal that hasn't been incorporated into a contemporary art exhibition at one time or another. While all media (remember the once popular label "mixed-media") and all materials take their place in the gallery, when there is a machine generating electronic images thrown in for good company, the show instantly becomes a new media exhibition. When the electronic experience is delivered via the Internet, either from remote locations or the room next door, it automatically becomes web-art or net-art. The only down-side to New Media Curating is when the electricity is off - and in the same light, web-art or net-art doesn't shine too well when the server is down ... dont you miss those sharks in formaldehyde ... they were so... how can I put this ... so very palatable! susan hazan London/Jerusalem =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?" (Dick Cavett) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Susan Hazan - Curator of New Media Education Unit Head of Internet Office - The Israel Museum, Jerusalem http://www.imj.org.il Tel: 972 2 6708066 Fax: 972 2 6708077 Tel (direct): 972 2 5618224 http://www.imj.org.il/shazan =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-