<videovortex> artists using YouTube @ The Kitchen, NY

[Sabine Niederer]

hi all, this event "Artists using YouTube", by curator Rachel Greene  
will take place at The Kitchen in New York on May 13:

"Internet video site YouTube needs no introduction. Its status as  
both a branded channel and a medium in its own right has redefined  
“new media” on both sides of the art and corporate entertainment  
divide. But most of its content resides somewhere in between, and its  
currency lies in the vernacular nature of the items posted there–to  
the extent that the memes incubated on YouTube are trickling down  
into the language of contemporary artists’ work and, in turn, re- 
emerging on the site. This is the feeding cycle that has long defined  
pop art, and on May 13th, three artists will make their YouTube  
consumption conspicuous in an event at The Kitchen, the New York- 
based organization famous for supporting risk-taking media and  
performance work. “Artists Using YouTube” is organized by curator and  
critic Rachel Greene and will feature artists Sue de Beer, Matthew  
Higgs, and Matthew Ronay–each of whom is well-known for incorporating  
mainstream cultural phenomena into their work–presenting their  
favorite YouTube clips, whether they’ve been a source of influence or  
productive distraction." - Marisa Olson

http://thekitchen.org