net art

noun

A form of new media art distributed via the Internet.

Meanings

net art1

nounnet art (uncountable)

alternative Net Art · alternative Net art · alternative net.art · alternative Internet art

  1. uncountableartA form of new media art distributed via the Internet.

    Net Art’s political posture was characteristic of the feverish, techno-utopian excitement shared by netheads in general.

    2016 October 21, Frank Rose, “The Mission to Save Vanishing Internet Art”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
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    The rapid obsolescence of hardware and software, the existence of many net artworks within restricted platforms and the fact that artworks often act as assemblages that change or mutate, make net art a challenging case for conservation.

    2018, Annet Dekker, “Introduction”, in Collecting and Conserving Net Art, Routledge, →ISBN

Net Art2

nounNet Art (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of net art.

Net art3

nounNet art (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of net art.
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