Stream Weaver.(New York's Museum of Modern Art web site)(Brief Article)

Net art's institutional apotheosis just wouldn't be complete without the stamp of New York's Museum of Modern Art, which launched its first series of independent, commissioned artworks February 15 at www.moma.org. At first, it might seem antithetical that the museum's inaugural online project is by video artist Tony Oursler rather than by an established Net-art star. But, as Oursler says, "Working online merely is a continuation of a drive I've always had--to look for new art spaces to work with."

Indeed, TimeStream is pure Oursler, just transposed to the Web. Last year, ...

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