<videovortex> Tagging as Curating

[Seth Keen]

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Tagging as Curating
The TAGallery is a project developed by the Vienna-based collective  
CONT3XT.NET. More than a virtual gallery, TAGallery is a curatorial  
experiment. Earlier this year, both CONT3XT.NET and TAGallery were  
formed as a del.icio.us account. Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking  
manager that relies on a non-hierarchical keyword categorization  
system where users can tag each of their bookmarks with a number of  
freely-chosen keywords, allowing the visualization of bookmarks added  
by similar-minded users. So, according to the CONT3XT.NET statement,  
'the main premise for using a Del.icio.us account for curating is the  
concept of the 'tagged exhibition,' which transfers the imagery and  
work methods of non-commercial exhibition spaces into a discursive  
electronic data space.' The TAGallery is, therefore, an online  
platform for the exploration of tagging as a curatorial tool, in  
which different types of users--artists, curators, and writers-- 
become 'taggers.' 'dead.art(-missing!)LINKr! eSources,' which  
examined the link as a primary medium for networking, was TAGallery's  
first show; recently launched, '001010a.live-art(LINKreSource)'  
reflects the experience of the project, recognizing that 'the most  
basic method of generating a freely accessible, modular network of  
personal associations on the World Wide Web is to create a link and  
thereby forge a relationship between two or more contents.' Ranging  
from thematic groupings to discussions on curating as tagging, the  
initial TAGallery shows are as diverse as the taggers themselves,  
which demonstrates the innovative character of the new media field,  
always pushing the boundaries of the contemporary art world. - Miguel  
Amado
http://del.icio.us/TAGallery/About_TAGallery

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