Van Gogh TV's "Piazza Virtuale" : : the invention of social media at documenta IX in 1992 / / Tilman Baumgärtel with Julian Weinert.

Piazza virtuale by the group of artists known as Van Gogh TV was not only the biggest art project ever to appear on television, but from a contemporary point of view the project was also a forerunner of today's social media. The ground-breaking event that took place during the 100 days of docum...

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Superior document:Edition Medienwissenschaft, Volume 96
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Place / Publishing House:Bielefeld : : Transcript,, [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Edition Medienwissenschaft ; Volume 96.
Physical Description:1 online resource (234 p.); 1368 MB 30 SW-Abbildungen, 20 Farbabbildungen
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Introduction: "Hallo TV"
  • 1 From subject to project: The intellectual and cultural environment of Piazza virtuale
  • 2 Before and after Piazza virtuale
  • 3 The making of Piazza virtuale
  • 4 Piazza virtuale on air: 100 days, 600 hours of programming
  • 5 "The show is as intelligent as its audience": The reception of Piazza virtuale
  • 6 Conclusion: "Through the telephone lines a desire, formless and unaware of itself"
  • Appendix 1 The segments of Piazza virtuale
  • Appendix 2 The Piazzettas
  • Appendix 3 Technology
  • Acknowledgements
  • Bibliography.