In 2006, a teenager named “Lonelygirl15” began posting her video diary on YouTube. Her series of video blogs was the first huge breakout success on YouTube — by her sixth video, she was getting upwards of 500,000 views. One year ago, Lonelygirl15 was outed as a phony. The big reveal made national headlines. But that […]
It was only a matter of time, wasn’t it? Until one of the art world’s most renowned institutions began trafficking in amateurYouTubevideos… That’s the turn New York’sGuggenheimMuseum is making. Instead of enlisting high-art hot shots, the museum will look to the masses for their fall schedule. Internet nobodys are currently submitting their video art for […]