Dialogues on CoreCore & the Contemporary Online Avant-Garde

Where do you begin with a book like this; a book containing dialogues on a micro contemporary avant-garde video art movement on social media called “CoreCore”? It is, as “0nty”, the lead editor said, more of a toll booth; this book ensures no possiblity for the artists to be cut out of the loop when the academics arrive en scene. That aside, it is a fascinating collection of texts on cultural theory, psychoanalysis and philosophy, which, as filmmaker and contributor Mischa Dols said: “has no right to be as good a book as it is; it wasn’t supposed to actually be good”.

Contains a mass of visual art from upward of 140 contributors. Monumental book.

“This is an important cultural object.” — Dana Dawud

This book follows on from the proceedings of “All Things are Nothing to Us”, a symposium on CoreCore and the Contemporary Online Avant-Garde, held on December 2nd. 2023, at the School of Visual Arts, NYC; organized by 0nty and OnMyComputer (Dylan Smith). The Symposium involved contributions by: Flatline Construct – Persis Bekkering – Louis Morelle – Coincellpro – Dylan Smith – Kali Masoch – John Michael – 0nty – Dylan Cherry – Eddie Hewer – Alice Aster – DansDansRev (Dana Dawud) – Redacted Films – Mason Noel.

FEATURES WORK FROM:
0nty – Dylan Smith (OnMyComputer) – John-Robin Bold – Bebe_Crotte – Societyiftextwall – Aemmonia – Emonie Fay Chetwin (Xleepyfay) – Alice Aster – Anastasija Pavić – Anastasiia Pishchanska (shelestvetrovki) – Ash Ingram – ChaoticRhizomatic – Crisis Acting – Dana Dawud – Daniel Neeman – Edson Javier Rogil – Hunter Thompson – Joe Iovino (Levels of Nuance) – John DeSousa – John Michael – Jomel – Liam Harding (X._.pulp) – Louis Higgins – Louis Morelle – Maria Puglisi – Mason Noel – Mischa Dols – i0 xen0 – Nicholas Sanchez (Wonderful Cringe) – Nick Vyssotsky – Nikolaos Sakkadakis – Orion Arnold – Persis Bekkering – Redacted Cut – Reed McDonaldson – Rokas Vaičiulis – Rozzlyn Agnes K – Soham Adhikari – Uba – Zoey Solomon – Machine Yearning – Jordi Viader Guerrero – Tommaso Campagna – Kali Masoch