Hearkening back to Samuel Morse's original invention for "instant communication," An Xiao's 1stfans Twitter Art Feed project for the Brooklyn Museum uses Morse code tweets to globally telegraph the minutiae of her daily activities. For NYFA Current, she considers the parallels and distinctions between telegrams and present-day microblogging media, as well as its potential for public art collaborations—all the while raising the question of why we tweet in the first place.I have to give a big shoutout to editor Suzan Sherman, who worked closely with me throughout the many drafts. As NYFA Current is a publication billing itself as "artists on art", she helps bring artists' voices to the public. Suzan's an absolute joy to work with, and I couldn't be more pleased with the final piece.
An Xiao on Twitter as an Artistic Medium (Requires free registration)
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My essay for NYFA Current is now up and live. I write a good deal about my project with the Brooklyn Museum's 1stfans Twitter Art Feed and discuss how microblogging and other social media can serve as a medium for art. Be sure to check it out!
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