It's nothing new to note that we are living in a mass-media world with the internet. The fact that a portion of this class is web-based is an obvious example. Video art and all art has been affected by the spread of the internet.
Building off of Prof. Villalobos's post about Nam June Paik, in the link is a blog post noting how the traditional art world, museums, and artists are finding their way in this new space. The post is a few years dated, but it it's a good starting point to the question of how art can exist in a world where Andy Warhol's saying, "...everyone will have fifteen minutes of fame..." is already old news.
Art Journal: Modern Art Notes
And some more 'high art' from the net:
This blog is a site to discuss issues about video as an art practice. Here you can post comments, links to essays, embed videos and images of artwork that uses video as a component. The posts and comments are to be related to the content of this course.
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