Net Art

• • • David Crawford • • •

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www.lightofspeed.com

 • • • Artist Statement • • •

Lightofspeed.com houses four internet web-based projects. The most recent of these, Here and Now, (1999), is a commission for New Radio and Performing Arts (NRPA).
Amidst the exponential growth of instantaneous global telecommunications technologies, we are experiencing an unprecedented shift in our relationship to time and space. Communication is no longer dictated by traditional paradigms of leaving and arriving in space, but rather by the speed of information exchange in real time. This trend is altering what it means to be "here" and "now."
When two people on opposite sides of the globe are telecommunicating, where do they fit within our present definitions of time zones and physical locations? Philosopher Paul Virilio argues that the information revolution has created a situation where traditional notions of what is "here" and when is "now" are no longer applicable.

• • • Selected Exhibitions • • •

Charming One Bedroom was selected to be part of the Art Entertainment Network. AEN accompanied the exhibition Let's Entertain, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

• • • Awards / Honors • • •

$50,000 SFMOMA Webby Award, lightofspeed.com was one of nine finalists for this award in San Francisco

lightofspeed.com, Silver Prize at "Art on the Net 1999" competition, Tokyo, 1999

Here and Now won both a grant from the New Radio and Performing Arts Organization (NRPA) as well as Finishing Funds from the The Experimental Television Center (ETC)

• • • Homepage • • •

www.lightofspeed.com

• • • Contact Info • • •

www.lightofspeed.com

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