From the Curator, Anne-Marie Boisvert:

aesthetics = ethics

Between these two terms, the logical symbol, not of equality, but of equivalence. Since more than any other media, the Web seems to force a posture on the artist - that is, at once an ethical stand and an aesthetic gesture.

By placing between the artist and his work the action of the machine, the electronic media introduces a distance between gesture and expression. Just as the line of the drawing breaks down into pixels, the body and person of the artist appear disembodied, absent. Yet, paradoxically, many Web artists have managed to make of this place - or rather non-place - that is Internet a privileged space for personal expression, communication and communion with the spectator/visitor as well as a place for questioning and appropriating the media itself. This is because the Web, contrary to "traditional" art, is above all a "media" in the strong sense of term, that is, a communication channel between worlds, interior and exterior, real and virtual, the world of the surfers as well as the artists.

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Ricardo Miranda Zuñiga's video game, "Vagamundo," places you in mean streets to fight a variety of obstacles. However, you are not a hunky martial artist with a lot of fancy moves, or a masterful skateboarder with alternative routes galore. You're a new immigrant from Mexico struggling your way to the top in the U.S., looking for breaks along the way. There are few to find as you attempt to duck flying beer bottles, out-maneuver a fast-hitting cockroach, and grab restaurant tips before they disappear. The game is available online and has been spotted offline too. Play along the mean streets, if you're brave enough. --Brooke Singer

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Hacking often fascinates the Internet art community, and at times the two practices collide. In 'Revolution OS,' hacker ethics are captured in a palatable documentary about Linux and the free software movement. The film, at times playful and clever, is a classic underdog story, the hackers vs. Microsoft, complete with a spiritual leader (Richard Stallman), and rockstar behavior (Linus Torvalds' appearance at the 1999 LinuxWorld conference). 'Revolution OS' has been screening at small venues across the U.S. since early 2001, and its first eight minutes are viewable online. The final acts are still being produced on CPUs everywhere. --Brooke Singer

http://www.revolution-os.com

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