[spectre] Book launch: Nettitudes, Let’s Talk Net Art, by Jospehine Bosma, at De Balie, Amsterdam, April 14, 20.30 hrs.

[Eric Kluitenberg]

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Josephine Bosma’s, Nettitudes, Let’s Talk Net Art will be launched 14th of April at De Balie in Amsterdam at 20:30 hrs.

After more than two decades of the Internet it is time for a thorough evaluation of art in this continuously growing and unpredictable environment. During the book presentation of ‘Nettitudes – Let’s Talk Net Art’ of writer and critic Josephine Bosma serious reflections on the present state of net art will be alternated with a festive celebration of the realization of this book. We will do this with the critics Sarah Cook and Arie Altena, and a performance by the artist Peter Luining. Nettitudes is published by the Institute for Network Cultures and Nai Publishers. With also the author Josephine Bosma and Geert Lovink, initiator of the INC book series. 


About the book:

During the 1990s, net art burst onto the scene as a radical reflection on the role of technology in contemporary art. In Nettitudes, Dutch art critic Josephine Bosma catalogues the tumultuous history of art as it became situated in the material dimensions of the Internet, from the spectacular interventions of the first decade to today’s dispersed practices, including online acoustics, poetry and archiving.

Never the darling of the media art institutions and ignored by many curators and critics since its emergence, net art still persists as a ‘non-movement’, residing in the cracks of contemporary media culture. Nettitudes provides an analytical foundation and an insider’s view on net art’s many expressions as it grapples with the aesthetic, conceptual and social issues of our times.

Design: Studio Léon & Loes, Paperback, 272 pages, 14 x 21 cm, 
English edition, ISBN 978-90-5662-800-0, € 23.50. In association with the NAi Publishers, available from April 2011. 

About the author:

Josephine Bosma is an Amsterdam-based journalist and critic who has commented on the fields of art and new media since 1993. One of the first to probe into and engage with the domain of net art, her pioneering work is published internationally in books, periodicals and catalogues.

More information:

http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/weblog/2011/03/29/booklaunch-josephine-bosmas-nettitudes-lets-talk-net-art/

http://www.naipublishers.nl/art/nettitudes_e.html