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Are you an artist 🧑‍🎨 , museum conservator 🔬, or collector 🖼️ looking to restore or archive a work of born-digital or networked art? Are you paying high server costs for web applications that you can’t bear to let go of? Is your community organization trying to recover access to a meaningful online resource? 😭 If you answered yes to any of those questions, Rhizome’s preservation services program— which specializes in the conservation of net art, born-digital artworks, and multimedia publications—may be for you! 🤯 Learn about our offerings and fill out an interest form at the link in bio. Born-digital art is often rendered obsolete by a tech industry that consistently undervalues digital social memory 💔. Through this initiative, we hope to provide broader access to a history of digital culture. We look forward to hearing from you!

Happy birthday to Rhizome’s ArtBase, which launched 25 years ago today!🎂 It comes as no surprise that with the advancement of new technologies comes the risk of digital art and culture becoming lost to time ☠️⏳. “I thought that artists should have the right to determine the future of their work or lack thereof,” recalls artist Mark Tribe, Rhizome’s founder. ”I also thought that there should be a safe place where they could put their work for long-term storage and access if they chose to.” Today, ArtBase contains more than 2,000 works, including software, code, websites, moving images, games, and browsers. The archive has become a vital resource for anyone wanting to learn more about the history of digital art. It’s also a vital engine for research about maintaining and sustaining access to legacy digital culture. To mark the 25th Anniversary of ArtBase, we asked 25 artists, curators, writers, and critics to each reflect on one work from the archive—we’ll be sharing their selections here and on rhizome.org in coming weeks! — video / sound by @iso.muein

so basically we had the most epic saturday of all time ~ we appreciate endlessly everyone who helped make this event possible + everyone who took the time to come out <33 incredible tables, installations, talks, workshops, and screenings all around ~ bless @heart442broadwaylove video + sparkles by @mayaontheinternet

Shop the rhizome gift guide! 🛒🛒 Featuring…. 💎Found object charm cuffs by @conspecific.s 🗓Boshi’s calendar by @boshisplace 🍝Mishou Magazine: The FOOD Issue! by @dizzymag 👾 Fishin’ for Average Caucasian Boyfriends Game Boy Cartridge by @jackieis.online 💍pebble studs by @permeable_self 🃏DOLLZ TAROT DECK by @bloatedandalone4evr1993 📖Bogeyman Comics #1 by Rory Hayes(from @toyboxcoffin) 👜 @milmundosnyc screenprinted Tote Bag 💫unique stars that have only ever seen by computers by @wttdotm 👯‍♀️Milfs: the book by Molly Wurwand 🖥Tetracono Screensaver by Bruno Munari (from @_o_r_g) 🦺Authorized dealer crewneck by @deathbysheep 🥠Fortune Webstones by @spence.r.chang 🧢Internet hats by Rhizome These are just a few of the objects that will be available at our upcoming fest/holiday market this Saturday the 14th! 🫢tickets in bio :) 🎟️ 🎨@coolgroceries

choose your own adventure ~ for the rhizome day fest ! featuring installations and vending from an amazing cast of curated creatives, collectives, and artists ~ snacks, a raffle, and special suprises <3 12pm-2pm ꕥ｡⋆ Talks from Morry Kolman @wttdotm (re:Traffic Cam Photobooth) and Amad Ansari @badgalansari on Palestine Online), workshops led by Tee Topor @bozobill (making 3d worlds in the browser~) and Bri Griffin @iso.muein (Guide to Deep Web Surfing), sounds by Axine M @axine.m, a shorts block curated by Ditchers Eddy @ditcherseddy , and more! 2pm-4pm ꕥ｡⋆ A lecture by Laurel Schwulst (on daemons), ​a workshop presented by Matthew Donovan @matthewdonovan__ and New Centre For Research & Practice (exploring emerging internet theories), a block of shorts curated by Temporary file cooperative, sounds from @Innerfreekling and more. 4pm-6pm ꕥ｡⋆ A talk by Rhizome’s Michael Connor @michaeljconnor with Aria Dean @lol_prosciutto and Joshua Citarella @joshuacitarella (reflecting on art and images in our current times), a workshop by Laurel Schwulst @roombaghost (on energy spheres), sounds by Pent @pe_nt__ , and more. Installations : scrapeboard @snakesandrews + Luke Shannon @_lukeshannon vending/tables: @permeable_self, @conspecific.s, @bloatedandalone4evr1993 @boshisplace, @dizzymag, @Vxpx.info, @inpatient_press, @sahiba.online, @random_man_editions, @citation.studio, @toyboxcoffin, @cal._.fish, @callwaitn, @cazet_travela, @bleu281_ ,@kaleidoscope.bk, @bella.carlos, @jackieis.online, @29speedway, @deathbysheep, @amehlnyc , @czechwun, @milmundosnyc, @aredotna, @inpatient_press, @larpa.mill, @maegaze, @mayaontheinternet, @wttdotm, @orangemilkrecords Hot soup by @picklejuicenyc tickets are $15 to attend, rhizome members receive a discount please email community@rhizome.org, workshops have limited capacity ~ design/video by @iso.muein ✨

You’re invited to our first ever day fest and holiday market, ₊✩‧₊˚౨ৎ˚₊✩‧₊rhizome’s super ultimate internet day₊✩‧₊˚౨ৎ˚₊✩‧₊ December 14, 12-6pm at @heart442broadwaylove ! $15/ $5 for rhizome members 🎙Featuring talks by… Amad Ansari (@badgalansari), Joshua Citarella (@joshuacitarella), Laurel Schwulst (@roombaghost), Michael Connor (@michaeljconnor), Morry Kolman(@wttdotm), and more🙀 ⚙️Workshops led by… Tee Topor (@bozobill), Laurel Schwulst, and Bri Griffin (@iso.muein) 📺Videos curated by… @ditcherseddy and @tempfilesvideo 🥁Dj sets provided by… Axine M (@axine.m), pent (@pe_nt__) and @innerfreekling 🔌📒💍🪀🧩and finally, vending by over 20 of the coolest 🥶artists/organizations/collectives, including… @permeable_self, @conspecific.s, @bloatedandalone4evr1993, @boshisplace, @dizzymag, @Vxpx.info, @inpatient_press, @sahiba.online, Dreamland Forever, @random_man_editions, @citation.studio, @toyboxcoffin, @cal._.fish @callwaitn @cazet_travela, @bleu281_, @kaleidoscope.bk, @bella.carlos, @jackieis.online, @milmundosnyc, @larpa.mill, @czechwun, @_o_r_g, @wttdotm, @maegaze @aredotna @orangemilkrecords @snakesandrews and more 🧶 Hot Soup courtesy of @picklejuicenyc !! 🍜 We’ll announce the full schedule shortly! Hope to see you 🫵 there! Graphic by @iso.muein 💥

The third episode of Let’s Play Majerus G3 📽—Cory Arcangel’s series where he explores the laptop of late contemporary artist Michel Majerus—is now up on YouTube !   In this episode, Cory (@arcangelsurfware) takes us through Majerus’ 2002 show “Leuchtland” at Petzel Gallery in New York, where we hear about a few works including Space Invaders 1 and 2, Splash Bombs 2, Pathfinder, Tex Mex, and more. Cory explains why he was initially frustrated to see a painter using video game iconography in his work, how Majerus factors “computer space” into the physical presentation of his paintings, the work of Jennifer and Kevin McCoy, and more ! 👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾 Let’s Play Majerus G3 📽 is the second installment of ArtBase Anthologies, and is presented in partnership with Cory Arcangel (@arcangelsurfware) and the Majerus Estate (@michelmajerusestate). Episodes 1 and 2 are both on YouTube, and you can learn more about this project on rhizome.org (link in bio)

This week for our 25x25 series we’re sharing Ann Hirsch’s (@nnhirsch) nostalgia-filled pick: Dialtones (A Telesymphony) by Golan Levin (@golanlevin), a custom audience-based ringtone symphony from 2001. Ann recalls her first encounter with Dialtones: “When I came across this work, I was in college and just starting to learn what art could be. I thought this piece was groundbreaking. At that time there was a lot of digital art that was very nerdy and insidery and I thought this work was so joyous and inclusive but also the more you thought about it... there was a tricky hint of insidiousness which of course, I love.” Visit the link in our bio to learn more about this audio sensory experience by Golan Levin 🎶 or, support us this Giving Tuesday buy purchasing an Internet Cap 🧢 (which comes with 1 year of rhizome membership!) or making a donation today! Your support helps us keep works of digital art, like this one, online and accessible 😍 Voiceover/edit by @iso.muein

Meet our Board Chair Lindsay Howard (@lindsayahoward) 🏆  and our newest board members, Dorothy Chou 🤝 and Gabriel Whaley (@gabriel_whaley)🤝 !  👔 💼 Lindsay succeeds Greg Pass, who was an exemplary steward of rhizome for over a decade. Lindsay’s expertise as a curator, writer, and advocate for digital artists makes her ideal to lead Rhizome into our next chapter 💫 . Her deep ties to the digital art community and years of leadership at Rhizome—she has served on the Board since 2021—make her appointment an inspiring moment for our organization! ⭐️ Dorothy Chou is Director of Policy & Public Engagement at DeepMind (@googledeepmind) and an angel investor. Having spent her career building social justice, ethics, & accountability structures at technology companies, she launched the first Transparency Report—an industry standard that more than 80 technology companies use to show how laws and corporate policies affect free expression and privacy online. ⭐️ Gabriel Whaley is the founder and CEO of MSCHF, the American art collective recognized for its provocative and boundary-pushing work at the intersection of art, technology, and consumer culture. Since 2019, MSCHF has captivated global audiences with viral projects that challenge conventional ideas of art and commerce, cementing its place in both popular culture and the contemporary art world.

To celebrate the 25th birthday of ArtBase- Rhizome’s archive of digital art- we’ll be sharing 25 works selected by 25 artists, curators, writers, and critics here and on rhizome.org! This week, McKenzie Wark (@mckenziewark3000) looks back on 🎪TEKKEN TORTURE TOURNAMENT🥊, a performance by Eddo Stern from 2001: “Eddo Stern’s Tekken Torture is just one of many works in the ArtBase that continue to delight me. It’s a version of the fighting game Tekken 3, but with real stakes. When a player gets hit, they receive an electric shock. It’s a work that plays with the boundaries of the game, given that a game, unlike war, is not a fight to the death. Tekken Torture isn’t that, of course, but the pain it inflicts is described as ‘meaningful.’” Visit the link in bio to view the work in ArtBase and see images from the performance! 📸 Screen recording of TEKKEN TORTURE TOURNAMENT, with Mckenzie’s quote voiced by @iso.muein 🎤

Rhizome, “Internet” hat Rhizome is a NYC-based institution that’s long championed the power of digital art, from their 7x7 series to their digital restoration and preservation work. This week Rhizome opens up their membership with the introduction of some must-have headwear: a hat with the word “internet” on it, modeled by some of the best people on the internet: @cyberdoula @bozobill @xxhardbit3s @3.e.r.mundo Just $40, limited edition, exclusively on Metalabel, and it comes with an annual Rhizome membership.

Help keep Rhizome’s servers online ⬆️, in style 💅 with our very own limited edition internet cap 🧢=👍! You may be thinking: “I have so many hats… I don’t need anymore...🙄🤷‍♀️.” But the ⭐︎☞✩ internet cap✓✭ is much more than just your average cap...every purchase also includes 1 year of Rhizome membership! 😱 🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢 Rhizome members receive exclusive offers, including early access to tickets for in-demand events, cloud-based storage for your web archives on our web archiving platform Conifer, and more! Most importantly, as a rhizome member, you are supporting rhizome’s mission of ensuring that digital art remains online, and accessible. Flashing server lights 🚥= more digital art everywhere, for everyone!  ➡️ 🔗 ➡️ 🔗 ➡️ 🔗 ➡️ 🔗 ➡️ 🔗 ➡️ 🔗 ➡️ 🔗 ➡️ Purchase your cap or sign up to be a rhizome member via the link in bio! hat design by @iso.muein website badge by @coolgroceries Special thank you to @metalabel__ !