Tomorrow is the official opening of the Whitney Museum’s Biennial. For those of you who won’t be visiting the show, visit http://potatoland.org/riot and start a Riot at the Whitney.
Riot is part Web browser, part blender. Like it’s real-world namesake, Riot disrupts accepted rules of property and exposes the fragility of territorial boundaries. In short: it breaks things.
Enter a URL in the location bar and Riot tears apart the text, images and links of that web page, then combines them with other recently entered web pages to create a mix of clashing content. The markings of diverse virtual territories –domain names, images, brand names, corporate logos– are squeezed into one page. Vatican.org mixes with Hell.com. Microsoft.com bumps up against Hackers.org. What you see may surprise you; other Riot users may be adding to the page at the same moment. Your browser window is not your own.
During the Biennial, Riot will be displayed at the Whitney Museum in New York city. For those of you who won’t be at the museum, go to http://potatoland.org/riot and enter the URL of your favorite site, your most hated site, your own site, your artwork or somebody else’s. Make yourself heard. Join the Riot.
Website: http://potatoland.org/riot
Email: napier@potatoland.org
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