Auriea Harvey retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image spans net art to blockchain sculpture
Auriea Harvey, born in Indianapolis in 1971, is celebrated for her groundbreaking contributions to net art and experimental video games. A retrospective titled "My Veins Are the Wires, My Body Is Your Keyboard," curated by Regina Harsanyi, is currently on display at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York and will run until December 1, 2024. After obtaining a sculpture degree from Parsons School of Design, she shifted her focus to computers during the 1990s, launching entropy8.com, which garnered Webby Awards in both 1997 and 1998. In 1999, she teamed up with Michaël Samyn to create the duo Entropy8Zuper! Their studio, Tale of Tales, was ahead of the indie game movement, producing innovative works like The Graveyard (2008). Following some commercial challenges, they rebranded as Song of Songs in 2019. Currently, Harvey produces sculptural pieces derived from 3D scans, which she markets on the blockchain.
Key facts
- Auriea Harvey is a pioneer of net art and experimental video games.
- Retrospective 'My Veins Are the Wires, My Body Is Your Keyboard' at Museum of the Moving Image, New York, curated by Regina Harsanyi, through December 1, 2024.
- Harvey created entropy8.com, winning Webby Awards in 1997 and 1998.
- She met Michaël Samyn on hell.com in 1999; they formed Entropy8Zuper! and later Tale of Tales.
- Rhizome restored four works for the exhibition: entropy.com (1995), Whispering Windows (1999), Skinonskinonskin (1999), and The Godlove Museum (1999-2006).
- Tale of Tales authored the Realtime Art Manifesto (2006) and pioneered 'nongiochi' like The Graveyard (2008).
- After Sunset (2015) failed commercially and public funding shifted, Harvey and Samyn left game development.
- Harvey now creates blockchain-based sculptures from 3D scans of her body.
- She lives in Rome since 2019.
Entities
Artists
- Auriea Harvey
- Michaël Samyn
- Regina Harsanyi
- Tadeusz Kantor
Institutions
- Museum of the Moving Image
- Parsons School of Design
- Rhizome
- Entropy8Zuper!
- Tale of Tales
- Song of Songs
- Webby Awards
- hell.com
Locations
- Indianapolis
- New York
- Ghent
- Belgium
- Rome
- Queens