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I just ran across something on see art make art that really makes me wish I live in New York (or even Philly, for that matter). Scratch Code is an exhibition of computational art from the 1950s through the 1970s by conceptual artists, filmmakers, and people who had access to a plotter. Its even at a gallery devoted to computer art. I worked with AMODA for about a year, but their emphasis is largely on putting on revenue-generating parties with critically acclaimed electronic music acts, rather than exposing local computer artists.

On the other hand, galleries are often not the best place for computer art. I went to The Whitney's Bitstreams show a few back and felt a little unsatisfying. Futzing around with computers in the rarified environment of a museum with other patrons waiting was not the best way to appreciate the works. Their Artport might be a better project, allowing patrons to check out digital works on their own machines. Ideally, users would be able to look at computer art in an environment that allows them to linger on a project for as long as it took them to appreciate the work, yet pulls them out of their normal surroundings.