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This week we're discussing artist's websites and more specifically how artists are seen and present themselves and their work online. The artist's websites we discuss are Ryan Gander, Molly Soda, Cecile B. Evans, Eva and Franco Mattes, Imran Perretta, Keiken, nabbteeri, and Marc Horowitz. We also interview Robyn Nichol about her own internet presence and they way she navigates being an artist online.   Robyn Nichol - www.robynnichol.com https://www.instagram.com/robynnichol/   Ryan Gander - https://ryanganderarchive.com/   Molly Soda - https://mollysoda.exposed/   Cécile B. Evans - http://cecilebevans.com/index.php/activities/notes/   Eva and Franco Mattes - https://0100101110101101.org/   Imran Perretta - http://www.imranperretta.com/   Keiken - https://www.instagram.com/_keiken_/?hl=en   nabbteeri - http://www.nabbteeri.com/   Marc Horowitz - http://1833marcive.com/

This week we're discussing some YouTube recommendations that we've been watching both before and during quarantine. We also interview Grace Lee from the channel What's So Great About That? where she makes video essays on various forms of media. All the related channels are linked below. What's So Great About That? YOUTUBE- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3g8YdblbqlUAKEeAJbzMYw TWITTER - https://twitter.com/whatssograce PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/whatssograce/posts Grace's Recommendations Captain Disillusion https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEOXxzW2vU0P-0THehuIIeg Jay Foreman https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbbQalJ4OaC0oQ0AqRaOJ9g Thomas Sanders https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC80Z-cIOdR6upfnrPJ8Q00A Patricia Taxxon https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOjLfFE0TABS9bk05oH-kgw Will It Soft Serve? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr8gsAaPXZuG0UR-zTk9mMg Our Recommendations Simone Giertz https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3KEoMzNz8eYnwBC34RaKCQ William Osman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2xqMZ6b85w&t=1s Adam Savage’s Tested https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA kiwami japan https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg3qsVzHeUt5_cPpcRtoaJQ/videos Squirmy and Grubs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdomP1JqhnyBQGaBmfDl4KQ Cooking tree 쿠킹트리 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtby6rJtBGgUm-2oD_E7bzw CinemaWins https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL8h3ri2WN_-IbviBlWtUcQ Jelle’s Marble Runs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYJdpnjuSWVOLgGT9fIzL0g 3Dbotmaker https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjN5K3IYZgz-vCWhI_DD01A LockPickingLawyer https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm9K6rby98W8JigLoZOh6FQ Hot Ones https://www.youtube.com/user/FirstWeFeast/featured

This week’s episode is now out and we’re taking you through some new online exhibitions An online group show on the platform EPOCH titled End Demo. Featuring artists Jessica Goehring, Kara Joslyn, Erica Mahinay, Jake, Kean Mayman, Emanuel Röhss, Peter Wu. A digital collaboration called Global Cows featured on Conceptual Fine Arts and produced with brussels-based gallery Damien & The Love Guru. Featuring artists Vanessa Disler, Tiziana La Melia, Nina Royle, Lucy Stein, Charlott Weise, with a text by Sonia D’Alto. An online library of sound and text works on Site Projects called in.oscillation. Hans Ulrich Obrist’s Do it Project which is now on Google Arts and Culture. And finally an online sound exhibition space called ilyd which is currently featuring an artwork by Sophie Bates titled Hello/Goodbye. EPOCH -https://epoch.gallery/ Jessica Goehring - www.jessicagoehring.com Kara Joslyn - www.karajoslyn.com/home.html Erica Mahinay - www.ericamahinay.studio Jake Kean Mayman - www.jakekeanmayman.com Emanuel Röhss - www.emanuelrohss.com Peter Wu - www.peter-wu.com Conceptual Fine Arts - www.conceptualfinearts.com/cfa/2020/05/05/global-cows-2020/ Damien & The Love Guru - www.damienandtheloveguru.com Vanessa Disler - www.vanessadisler.com Tiziana La Melia - www.tizianalamelia.com Nina Royle - www.ninaroyle.co.uk Charlott Weise - www.charlottweise.com Site Projects in.oscillation - https://siteprojects.co/ Puck Verkade - www.puckverkade.com Molly Fitzgerald - https://siteprojects.co/portfolio/afterglow Claire Yspol - https://siteprojects.co/portfolio/an-exercise-in-being-present Hans Ulrich Obrist’s Do it Project - https://artsandculture.google.com/project/do-it Max Hawkins' Do it - https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/max-hawkins-max-hawkins/WwGJn7ISzGDcyA Adrian Piper's Do it - https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-humming-room-adrian-piper/NgGGJENv9ObJvg ilyd - www.ilyd.nu Sophie Bates - www.sophiebates.hotglue.me

On this week’s episode of Artists and Friends we review a new online exhibition by Rhizome and The New Museum who have partnered with Chronus Art Center, Art Center Nabi, and many others. The show is titled “We=Link: Ten Easy Pieces,” and it’s a new First Look exhibition of 10 commissioned works for WeChat and the web. Artists included are Raphaël Bastide, Tega Brain and Sam Lavigne, JODI, LI Weiyi, Evan Roth, Slime Engine, Helmut Smits, XU Wenkai (aka aaajiao), Yangachi, and YE Funa. We=Link: Ten Easy Pieces - www.we-link.chronusartcenter.org Raphaël Bastide www.evasive.tech www.raphaelbastide.com Tega Brain and Sam Lavigne www.getwellsoon.labr.io www.tegabrain.com www.lav.io JODI www.ICTI.ME https://wwwwwwwww.jodi.org/ LI Weiyi www.tom.weiyi.li www.weiyi.li Helvetica on the Earth font - www.weiyiandfriends.com/practice2017.html Evan Roth www.n22.230210e113.940187.hk www.evan-roth.com Ted Talk - www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DSe4o45i3o Slime Engine www.slimeengine.com/headlines www.slimeengine.com Helmut Smits www.screentimeclock.net http://helmutsmits.nl/  Cutouts(naturally occurring branch compositions) - www.helmutsmits.nl/work/cutouts XU Wenkai (aka aaajiao) www.t-h-e-s-p-a-c-e.com/welt www.eventstructure.com Yangachi www.egovernment.or.kr www.yangachi.org YE Funa www.drcorona.online www.funaye.com

This week we’re taking you through some more quarantine recommendations for everyone stuck at home. One of the video series on The One minutes curated by Shana Moulton; Jupiter Artland being made in Minecraft; Arthur Jafa, Rachel Rose, and Carsten Höller on the Louisiana Channel; Emily Pope and Robyn Nichol via the Don’t Worry I’m Sick and Poor lecture series organised by Babeworld (Georgina Tyson & Ashleigh Williams) and Ellie Harman-Taylor; Tim Foxon, whos____who, and Low Cost Cosplay on Instagram; And some YouTube cooking show including Binging with Babish, You Suck at Cooking, Bon Appétit’s Gourmet Makes, and Dead Dad’s Kitchen by Irene Walton. The One minutes website - www.theoneminutes.org The One minutes Instagram - www.instagram.com/theoneminutes_ Anja Masling, Healed by YouTube - www.instagram.com/p/B_EjnG6FFbi/ Gilsuk Ko, Comfort distance - www.instagram.com/p/B-jK5hCFmrS/ Sarah Milanowski, Hidden - www.instagram.com/p/B-q6YCvlYrC/ Jupiter Artland in Minecraft - www.jupiterartland.org/digital/minecraftproject Louisiana Channel - www.channel.louisiana.dk Arthur Jafa - www.channel.louisiana.dk/video/arthur-jafa-not-all-good-not-all-bad Arthur Jafa, Love is the message, the message is Death - www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1McJ8cci3Y Rachel Rose 01 - www.channel.louisiana.dk/video/rachel-rose-a-space-travel-into-mortality Rachel Rose 02 - www.channel.louisiana.dk/video/rachel-rose-between-living-and-non-living Carsten Höller - www.channel.louisiana.dk/video/carsten-holler-the-luxury-of-doubt Babeworld - www.sites.google.com/prod/view/babeworld Ashleigh Williams - www.instagram.com/ashywillsflatearther/ Georgina Tyson - www.instagram.com/godsleastfavourite.sim/ Ellie Harman-Taylor - www.ellieharmantaylor2.wixsite.com/website Emily Pope on Don't Worry I'm Sick and Poor - www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XePewHvnig Emily Pope Webiste - www.emilypope.co.uk/ Emily Pope, The Sitcom Show - www.vimeo.com/emilypope90 Robyn Nichol on Don't Worry I'm Sick and Poor - www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUPetr4WH0s Robyn Nichol Website - www.robynnichol.com/ Robyn Nichol Instagram - www.instagram.com/robynnichol/?hl=en BUY A T-SHIRT www.everpress.com/billy-bear www.everpress.com/space-raiders-rn www.everpress.com/babeworld-for-swarm Not Another Prompt - www.instagram.com/p/B_e0Gdll4xg/ Tim Foxon - www.instagram.com/tim_foxon/?hl=en Who's Who - www.instagram.com/whos____who/?hl=en Low Cost Cos Play - www.instagram.com/lowcostcosplayth/?hl=en Binging with Babish - www.youtube.com/channel/UCJHA_jMfCvEnv-3kRjTCQXw You Suck at Cooking - www.youtube.com/channel/UCekQr9znsk2vWxBo3YiLq2w Bon Appetit Gourmet Makes - www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKtIunYVkv_RwB_yx1SZrZC-ddhxyXanh Irene Walton, Dead Dad's Kitchen - www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb12US0M3Q0&list=PL8T26iE17puJ1kaLr8MAjfvFE0s2ihEli

This week we're discussing the Glasgow international Digital Programme. Like a lot of events around the globe, GI has been postponed until 2021 but they've put together some digital artworks in place of this years festival including works by Georgina Starr, Alberta Whittle, Yuko Mohri, Jenkin van Zyl, Liv Fontaine, Sarah Forrest, and Urara Tsuchiya. Glasgow International www.glasgowinternational.org/ Georgina Starr www.georginastarr.com/ Alberta Whittle www.albertawhittle.com/ Yuko Mohri www.mohrizm.net/ www.mohrizm.net/exhibitions/friction-n-resistance Jenkin van Zyl www.jenkinvanzyl.co.uk www.instagram.com/jenkinvanzyl/?hl=en Liv Fontaine www.livfontaine.com Sarah Forrest www.hospitalfield.org.uk/whats-on/commissions/sarah-forrest-2/ Urara Tsuchiya www.unionpacific.co.uk/artists/urara-tsuchiya/

The third episode of quarantine recommendations, this time brought to you via UbuWeb, a large web-based educational resource for avant-garde material available on the internet. Films by Gillian Wearing, Kerry Tribe, Jon Rafman and Ceal Floyer. Gillian Wearing - 2 into 1 http://www.ubu.com/film/wearing_confess.html Kerry Tribe - Critical Mass http://www.ubu.com/film/tribe_critical.html Jon Rafman - A Man Digging http://www.ubu.com/film/rafman_digging.html Ceal Floyer - Plughole http://www.ubu.com/film/floyer_plughole.html Ceal Floyer - Drop http://www.ubu.com/film/floyer_drop.html

This week we discuss more quarantine recommendations for inside viewing. We talk Simon Dybbroe Møller's new series on Dis, Randa Maroufi 2015 film Le ParK, Jon Rafman's Google Street View project 9 Eyes, Building the Earth in Minecraft at a 1:1 scale, Lenny Maughan's GPS drawings, a museum made for gerbils, and a podcast double bill of a history of the world in 100 objects and Everything is Alive. Very boring FB group - broken biscuit graph https://www.facebook.com/groups/boremetotears/permalink/1305458179663589/ Simon Dybbroe Møller - Everyone is a Worker https://dis.art/ Richard Scarry - What Do People Do All Day? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTjwiloPRg0 The Working Class Goes to Heaven https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066919 Randa Maroufi - Le ParK https://vimeo.com/404745025 Exploring With Josh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYsIqBwQyhnNDVf7SXJV9w 9 Eyes https://9-eyes.com/ The Earth in Minecraft, 1:1 scale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_bW3ab8YAk Lenny Maughan https://www.instagram.com/lennymaughan/?hl=en Gerbil Museum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2PW-rJF7c4&feature=emb_title Pandoro and Tiramisù’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pandoro_tiramisu_gerbils/ A History of the World in 100 Objects https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nrtd2/episodes/downloads Everything is Alive https://www.everythingisalive.com/

This week they discuss artwork you can experience while self-isolating including works by Cassie McQuater, Claire L. Evans & Tracy Chou, James Bridle, and Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani. The Wisdom of Groundhog Day - http://tiny.cc/topkmz Firewatch - www.firewatchgame.com Cassie McQuater - http://hgjfkdhskjdgturrgehdsbjkfhdsjkahturaytklfdjjfjfff.net/blackroom.html Claire L. Evans & Tracy Chou - https://bot.theater/ James Bridle - www.jamesbridle.com/works/autonomous-trap-001 Article where he writes about traffic light story - http://tiny.cc/qzpkmz Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani- www.instagram.com/meriembennani 12ø 30works30days - www.thirty.works Getty Museum Artwork Recreation Challenge - http://tiny.cc/cspkmz People climbing height of mountains on their stairs - http://tiny.cc/u4pkmz Vik Muniz - http://tiny.cc/rppkmz

We're releasing the exclusive podcast we recorded with isthisit? founder Bob Bicknell-Knight for the forth issue of the isthisit? book where we discuss how AIs are currently utilised within society, from automated empathy to subtle photographic manipulation, investigating dystopic futures and utopian ideologies. You can pick up a copy at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com/issue-04  

This week we spoke to Tanya Cruz, Hana Omori and Isabel Ramos of Keiken Collective about their recent projects and ideas. www.twitter.com/_keiken_?lang=en www.facebook.com/keikencollective  

This week we're talking about some current London based exhibitions. Nancy Rubins - Diversifolia - Gagosian Gallery - ends April 14 https://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/nancy-rubins--february-06-2018 Vera Lutter - Turning Time - Gagosian Gallery - ends April 14 https://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/vera-lutter--february-07-2018 Marguerite Humeau - Echoes - Tate Britain - ends April 15 http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/marguerite-humeau-echoes  

This week we met up with Elliot Hewgill to discuss a BMW Tate Live Exhibition involving Sylvia Palacios Whitman, Pattern, and Mark Leckey. For more information go to http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/bmw-tate-live-exhibition-ten-days-six-nights/whitman-patten http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/bmw-tate-live-exhibition-ten-days-six-nights/whitman-leckey Elliot Hewgill's personal website - www.elliothewgill.com  

We're releasing the exclusive podcast we recorded with isthisit? founder Bob Bicknell-Knight for the third issue of the isthisit? book where we discuss the themes of the magazine such as the power of video games as an interactive medium, the heteronormative face of stereotypical video gaming and the aesthetics and ideas associated with machinima based art practices.and appropriation on the internet. Download a FREE PDF of the third issue below www.isthisitisthisit.com/issue-03 Orders are also open for the forth issue www.isthisitisthisit.com/issue-04 www.isthisitisthisit.com www.bobbicknell-knight.com

This week we're talking to Georgia Gendall about her art practice and new project Forced Collaboration. www.georgiagendall.co.uk www.forcedcollaboration.org  

We're back from our winter hibernation discussing some current London exhibitions. Sturtevant - Vice Versa - Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac - ends March 29 Marvin Gaye Chetwynd - Ze & Per - Sadie Coles HQ - ends 7 April Darren Bader - more or less - Sadie Coles HQ - ends 29 March I Had the Landscape in My Arms - Josh Lilley - ends 29 March

This week we're discussing the third edition of The Wrong with Rosie Back. Rosie Back's website ~ www.rosieback.wixsite.com/artist The Wrong ~ https://thewrong.org/ The Small Bang ~ www.chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/thesmallbang/cddgfmfndbigbdijkccnejgbjnmgidjp?utm_source=gmail Every Non-word ~ www.twitter.com/nondenotative The Wrong Water ~ www.thewrngwtr.online Scripting the Other ~ www.theother.online Your Content Is Here ~ www.your-content-is-here.online James Bridle article ~ www.medium.com/@jamesbridle/something-is-wrong-on-the-internet-c39c471271d2 Andres Colmenares Article ~ www.lsnglobal.com/opinion/article/21787/why-are-we-teaching-humans-how-to-code-and-machines-how-to-learn

We're releasing the exclusive podcast we recorded with isthisit? founder Bob Bicknell-Knight for the second issue of the isthisit? magazine where we discuss the themes of the magazine such as memes and appropriation on the internet. Pick up a PDF of the second issue www.isthisitisthisit.com/issue-02 Pre-orders are also now open for the third issue www.isthisitisthisit.com/issue-03 www.isthisitisthisit.com www.bobbicknell-knight.com

This time we're discussing the Andy Holden and Peter Holden Artangel commission, Natural Selection. The exhibition is on until November 26th 2017. For more information go to www.artangel.org.uk/project/natural-selection Andy Holden's Website - www.andyholdenartist.com  

This episode we're joined by Billy Sassi to discuss the new exhibition by Lisson Gallery at 180 The Strand called 'EVERYTHING AT ONCE' and the two new Vinyl Factory commissions by Royji Ikeda and Arthur Jafa. http://www.lissongallery.com/exhibitions/everything-at-once https://thevinylfactory.com/store-x-the-vinyl-factory/store-x-ryoji-ikeda-arthur-jafa-jeremy-shaw-everything-at-once/ https://www.billysassi.com/