MTAA
December 2001
MTAA (M.River & T.Whid Art Associates) is a New York City based conceptual and net art collaboration of the artists Mark River and Tim Whidden. Their motto is "Meaning in Misunderstanding". Their work has been described as "[focusing] on performative, participatory acts of commodity exchange via an online hub" in which "projects do not discriminate between physical and virtual object status, but are more concerned with how artistic value is ascribed to remnants of online processes." (boy--what a mouthful ;-))
Group exhibitions include: The Art Entertainment Network, Walker Art Center; Three Suitcases, Art & Idea, Mexico City; the curated publication 9/9 Review of Practical Art, Paris, France; Use Nor Ornament, The Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art, Sunderland, UK; and Tipping Point, White Columns, New York City. MTAA's online artwork and more information at MT Enterprises WorldWide www.mteww.com.
Gate Pages
Every month from March 2001 to February 2006 an artist was invited to present their work in the form of a “Gate Page” on artport. Each of these pages functioned as a portal to the artist's own sites and projects.
Wherever necessary and possible, these works are made functional through emulation and reconstructions from the Internet Archive. Not all of them have been restored to their original state and their conservation is ongoing. You can also view the original Gate Pages archive to see how they were presented at the time of their creation.
artport
See more on artport, the Whitney Museum's portal to Internet and new media art.