CODeDOC -- launched today at artport

CODeDOC
An online exhibition
at the Whitney Museum's artport
http://artport.whitney.org
http://artport.whitney.org/commissions/codedoc/

Participating artists: Sawad Brooks, Mary Flanagan, Alex Galloway, John
Klima, Golan Levin, Kevin McCoy, Mark Napier, Brad Paley, Scott Snibbe,
Camille Utterback, Martin Wattenberg, Maciej Wisniewski

CODeDOC takes a reverse look at 'software art' projects by focusing on and
comparing the 'back end' of the code that drives the artwork's 'front
end'–the result of the code, be it visuals or a more abstract communication
process. A dozen artists coded a specific assignment in a language of their
choice and were asked to exchange the code with each other for comments. The
results of the programming are made visible only after the code–what
visitors to this site encounter first is a text document of code from which
they can launch the front end of the project. CODeDOC is an endeavor to take
a closer look at the process of this particular artistic practice, and to
raise questions about the parameters of artistic creation.

Comments

, John Klima

i think it was generally assumed that the code was "license free," at
least that was my assumption.

j


"t.whid" wrote:
>
> that would be great, i'd do what little i could for it.
>
> though i don't remember if all were actually open source (k.mccoy
> published his code under the gnu gpl), some of them may have had
> copyrights or other license info at the top that i didn't notice.
>
> take care
>
> At 13:21 -0400 9/16/02, Mark Tribe wrote:
> >At 11:18 AM 9/16/2002 -0400, t.whid wrote:
> >
> ><snip>
> >
> >>perhaps this is the start of a new trend in software/net artists
> >>open-sourcing their code. in reference: MTAA are working on a
> >>networked sculpture and i felt compelled to make public the
> >>applescripts that help to run it, check 'em out there:
> >>http://www.endnode.net/careAndFeeding_applescript.html
> >
> >we've been talking with mark napier and a few others about starting
> >an open source code archive for artists. so we'd have code objects
> >in addition to art objects and text objects.
> >
> >maybe this will finally get off the ground soon… ;-)
> >
> >+ If the reader will keep me company I shall be glad.
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, MTAA

(disclaimer, i'm under the weather suffering a cold and my head feels
a bit stuffed with cotton, but i felt compelled to type this
micro-review anyway, please be kind if it makes no sense)

i enjoyed this exhibition very much.

fascinating to check out the code before one experiences the work;
the curatorial strategy is very successful imo.

don't know how interested the general public would be in looking over
the Java and other languages and seeing how the code creates the
work. it's definitely a show by net/software artists for net/software
artists. i enjoyed the works that made the code similar to
traditional art, like John Klima and Maceij Wisniewski. the other
artists code looks like code for anything, it could be code for a
word processor (that is, if one can't read the stuff and have an idea
of what it'll do). but john and maceij's code looks like something
poetic or art-like, it's not just utilitarian. this adds another
level to these works.

also interesting to see the different artists' take on the
'assignment'. some, like k. mccoy, took it very literally, while
others, like galloway decided to take a more conceptual or
less-literal approach to the idea of a 'point' and the idea of code
itself.

perhaps this is the start of a new trend in software/net artists
open-sourcing their code. in reference: MTAA are working on a
networked sculpture and i felt compelled to make public the
applescripts that help to run it, check 'em out there:
http://www.endnode.net/careAndFeeding_applescript.html

take care



>CODeDOC
>An online exhibition
>at the Whitney Museum's artport
>http://artport.whitney.org
>http://artport.whitney.org/commissions/codedoc/
>
>Participating artists: Sawad Brooks, Mary Flanagan, Alex Galloway, John
>Klima, Golan Levin, Kevin McCoy, Mark Napier, Brad Paley, Scott Snibbe,
>Camille Utterback, Martin Wattenberg, Maciej Wisniewski
>
>CODeDOC takes a reverse look at 'software art' projects by focusing on and
>comparing the 'back end' of the code that drives the artwork's 'front
>end'–the result of the code, be it visuals or a more abstract communication
>process. A dozen artists coded a specific assignment in a language of their
>choice and were asked to exchange the code with each other for comments. The
>results of the programming are made visible only after the code–what
>visitors to this site encounter first is a text document of code from which
>they can launch the front end of the project. CODeDOC is an endeavor to take
>a closer look at the process of this particular artistic practice, and to
>raise questions about the parameters of artistic creation.
>
>
>+ If the reader will keep me company I shall be glad.
>-> post: [email protected]
>-> questions: [email protected]
>-> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
>-> give: http://rhizome.org/support
>+
>Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
>Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php


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</twhid>

, Mark Tribe

At 11:18 AM 9/16/2002 -0400, t.whid wrote:

<snip>

>perhaps this is the start of a new trend in software/net artists
>open-sourcing their code. in reference: MTAA are working on a networked
>sculpture and i felt compelled to make public the applescripts that help
>to run it, check 'em out there:
>http://www.endnode.net/careAndFeeding_applescript.html

we've been talking with mark napier and a few others about starting an open
source code archive for artists. so we'd have code objects in addition to
art objects and text objects.

maybe this will finally get off the ground soon… ;-)

, MTAA

that would be great, i'd do what little i could for it.

though i don't remember if all were actually open source (k.mccoy
published his code under the gnu gpl), some of them may have had
copyrights or other license info at the top that i didn't notice.

take care

At 13:21 -0400 9/16/02, Mark Tribe wrote:
>At 11:18 AM 9/16/2002 -0400, t.whid wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>>perhaps this is the start of a new trend in software/net artists
>>open-sourcing their code. in reference: MTAA are working on a
>>networked sculpture and i felt compelled to make public the
>>applescripts that help to run it, check 'em out there:
>>http://www.endnode.net/careAndFeeding_applescript.html
>
>we've been talking with mark napier and a few others about starting
>an open source code archive for artists. so we'd have code objects
>in addition to art objects and text objects.
>
>maybe this will finally get off the ground soon… ;-)
>
>+ If the reader will keep me company I shall be glad.
>-> post: [email protected]
>-> questions: [email protected]
>-> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
>-> give: http://rhizome.org/support
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>Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
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<twhid>
http://www.mteww.com
</twhid>

, Liza Sabater

I LOVE IT
I LOVE IT
I LOVE IT

Christiane, you minx, you did it again! What I love the most is the
comments by other artists (I'll slap Napier upside the head for not
putting in his .02!)

As far as I am concerned there is NOT ENOUGH software art shows of
this nature. And everybody should take note, what Christiane has put
together easily could be described as the NY School of Artware
(albeit sans J Simon).

Best,
Liza



>CODeDOC
>An online exhibition
>at the Whitney Museum's artport
>http://artport.whitney.org
>http://artport.whitney.org/commissions/codedoc/
>
>Participating artists: Sawad Brooks, Mary Flanagan, Alex Galloway, John
>Klima, Golan Levin, Kevin McCoy, Mark Napier, Brad Paley, Scott Snibbe,
>Camille Utterback, Martin Wattenberg, Maciej Wisniewski
>
>CODeDOC takes a reverse look at 'software art' projects by focusing on and
>comparing the 'back end' of the code that drives the artwork's 'front
>end'–the result of the code, be it visuals or a more abstract communication
>process. A dozen artists coded a specific assignment in a language of their
>choice and were asked to exchange the code with each other for comments. The
>results of the programming are made visible only after the code–what
>visitors to this site encounter first is a text document of code from which
>they can launch the front end of the project. CODeDOC is an endeavor to take
>a closer look at the process of this particular artistic practice, and to
>raise questions about the parameters of artistic creation.
>
>
>+ If the reader will keep me company I shall be glad.
>-> post: [email protected]
>-> questions: [email protected]
>-> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
>-> give: http://rhizome.org/support
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>Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
>Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php