June 15, 2005

Contagious Media Showdown Awards

"Held in conjunction with the Contagious Media exhibit at New York's New Museum, the Showdown hosted websites anonymously designed for maximum spreadability, giving cash awards to top rankers. Grand Prizewinner Forget Me Not Panties...

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...a faked sales site for feminist-unfriendly GPS-tracked underpants, came from behind to trump the simple and enigmatic Crying While Eating...

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...a collection of user-submitted videos of people doing just that.

link to awards site / blurb excerpt Ed Halter @ NetArtNews

Posted by Cieciel at June 15, 2005 09:30 PM