I've been looking at some virtual and installation artists to give my work some context, here is a short list with descriptions.
Eteam - This is a group of artists working on environmental and virtual reality concerns. I'm looking specifically at their Second Life projects and the way there able to use the virtual reality to question real life issues. Second Life dumpster is the best example of this.
G+S - Goldin and Senneby are two artists working in collaboration exploring " juridical, financial and spatial constructs through notions of the performative and the virtual. This is another pair using Second Life as a starting point to talk about virtual reality and desire. Their project 'Objects of Virtual Desire' catalog the personal virtual possessions of a series of people within SL and then brings these items and their owners stories into the gallery space. I really think the most effective part of these works are the interviews.
Eva and Franco Mattes. aka 0100101110101101.org - This pair of artists are interested in internet art and public media. Their project dealing with avatars and virtual identity is really well put together and researched, as well as their essays on the subject.
Jeffrey Shaw - As an artist Shaw has work dating back to 1966. His current work is interesting because of the way he is able to bring virtual space and interact with it in real space. The most obvious example of this is the 'Golden Calf'. Which is a work that quite literaly allows the viewer to see a virtual space in real space.
Perry Hoberman - Hoberman's installation work uses interface and digital projection to bring multiple ideas into play. I really like the setup and interface of 'Timetable'. Its a very interesting and clean work, which questions not only time, but interface and our interaction and use of time.
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