Palm Beach
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blip...blah...blog
an online exhibition
On view through June 28, 2002
PBICA
601 Lake Avenue
Lake Worth, Fla.
Contact: Monica Barber
561-582-0006 ext.1017
561-704-8982 - cell
http://www.palmbeachica.org
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Lake Worth, Florida-The Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art (PBICA)
is pleased to announce the launch of blip...blah...blog, an online
exhibition exploring the phenomenon of Internet blogs.
For the next three months blip...blah...blog will link to three blogs
offering an introduction to this new forum for personal expression and
social critique. Exhibition curator Jody Servon states "a weblog or blog
is an online journal created by individuals or groups to express ideas
and present information in the form of Internet links and personal
commentary." She adds "blogs are quickly gaining popularity as a
powerful new medium for self expression."
The exhibitions purpose is to provide the web adventurer with a point of
departure for their interactive web journey. The blogging format enables
bloggers (blog authors) to utilize all the information available on the
web. Their goal is not to keep you within their site, but to send the
explorer out to discover other web sites.
THE BLOGGERS:
For the run of the exhibition blip...blah...blog will link to three
blogs run by James Luckett, Heather B. Hamilton, and Cursor.org. The
interests and personalities of the individuals responsible for these
blogs are as varied as their format, content, design, and writing style.
Thirty-one year old James Luckett, was born and raised in Washington
state and is currently residing in Tokyo. His blog provides witty
commentary and links to art, popular culture, and oddities as well as
humorous details regarding his daily existence in an unfamiliar culture.
Heather B. Hamilton, a twenty-six year old Los Angeles resident,
recently lost her job as a result of the content of her blog. No longer
posting anecdotes detailing her co-workers foibles and inadequacies,
Heather continues revealing intimate details of her life and grappling
with unemployment.
Cursor, org out of Minneapolis provides a Twin Cities as well as a
national edition of their blog. Mike Tronnes, the eldest blogger of the
three at forty-seven, began the politically bent blog after the 2000
presidential election debacle. While most bloggers post personal
commentary, Mike and the other contributors at Cursor cull their
information from news wires and news sites providing links to pages they
exhibit an alternative take on current news, analysis and criticism.
EXHIBITION ACCESS:
blip...blah...blog is available on the web at http://www.palmbeachica.org and
in Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art's New Media Lounge. Visitors
can click on PBICA's web art link to gain access into this exhibition.
Curator Jody Servon's essay, written in blog format, highlights select
words providing links to other web pages offering additional information
on blogging.
The exhibition runs through June 28, 2002.
PALM BEACH INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART:
PBICA is located at 601 Lake Avenue in Lake Worth, FL. Museum hours are
Tuesday-Sunday, 12-6 PM, and the first and third Fridays from 12-8 PM.
Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for seniors and students, children under
12 are free. Free admission is offered every first Friday of the month
from 5-8 PM. Free guided tours with admission every Saturday at 2 PM.
For more information, the public may call PBICA at 561-582-0006 or visit
http://www.palmbeachica.org.
This exhibition made possible by the generous support of Robert and Mary
Montgomery.
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