Curators Statement
CAFE INTERNET, Liverpool & CYBERIA INTERNET CAFE BAR, Manchester
revolution98 Top 20 websites have been selected in partnership with C3 (Centre for Culture and Communication, Hungary), MUU (Helsinki), Fournos Cultural Centre (Athens) and Fundagao de Serralves (Portugal).
The following projects from around the world represent the wide range of possibilities being explored on the internet right now: from the construction of virtual worlds, inhabited by virtual beings, to the exploration of virtual galleries and magazines. The websites examine global issues such as the human condition, consumerism, the commodification of art, the potential and limitations of new technology, as well as providing a forum for the discussion of personal concerns such as our fears and hopes for the future. This is an active space, inviting discussion, so log on now!
- Apsolutno, Yugoslavia: www.apsolutno.opennet.org/web/index.html (The Absolute Sale)
- Artworld Anonymous, Hungary: www.c3.hu/c3/artworld.anonymous (Anonymous)
- Anne Baker, UK: www.flatearth.co.uk/scars (Scars)
- Andy Best & Merja Puustinen, Finland: meetfactory.com (Conversations with Angels)
- David Bickerstaff, U K: www.ruskin-sch.oc.ac.uk/lab/ubiquity/index.html (Ubiquity)
- Andrew Brook, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Getsakis & Graham Gussin, UK & Australia: tumblong.uts.edu.au/about
- Shu Lea Cheang, USA: www.ntticc.or.jp/home (Buy One Get One)
- Shu Lea Cheang, USA: brandon.guggenheim.org (Brandon)
- Madge Gleeson, USA: www.interport.net/~mgleeson (MeMart)
- Ken Goldberg, USA: shadow.ieor.berkeley.edu (The Shadow Server)
- Karen Guthrie & Nina Pope, UK: www.somewhere.org.uk/artists/impress (An Artist’s Impression)
- Alexei Isaev, Russia: www.aha.ru/~newart (The Revolution)
- Jodi, Spain: www.jodi.org (Jodi)
- Tiia Johannson, Estonia: www.artun.ee/homepages/tiia/cell/words,movies.html (Words)
- Tapio Mäkelä & Susanna Paasonen, Finland: muu.autono.net/ground (Ground)
- José Macas de Carvalho, Portugal: www.unitel.net/hotline (Hotline)
- Juliet Martin, USA: www2.sva.edu/hereandthere/juliet/eniac (My Computer Never Thinks of Me)
- Neill Rohtvee, Estonia: www.artun.ee/homepages/nelli/nellinet/net1.html (Net Poetry 2)
- Nikola Velkov, Macedonia: www.mkinter.net/revo/revo.html (Revolution, Sabotage and Terror)
- Leoudaki Zoe, Greece: www.fear.gr (The Descent of Chimera)
With financial support from the European Commission.