At a glance
A quarter-century of commissioned digital works transforms the Whitney's online space into a living archive of how we interact with the web as a shifting public landscape.
Why go
It is a rare chance to see over one hundred browser-based and networked projects curated from the museum's long-running artport portal, tracing the technical and creative evolution of the internet since 2001.
You'll see
Browser projects · Interactive narratives · Networked artworks · Historical interfaces · Recent commissions
Pace of visit
The non-linear nature of interactive and browser-based works rewards those who take time to click through and explore various interfaces.
Don't miss
The historical interfaces, which provide a window into how the web functioned and looked during the early years of the artport project.
Artlovers Tip
Experience part of the exhibition on a desktop computer; phone viewing can conceal how older works were designed and intended to be navigated.
Inside the exhibition
artport: A History of Internet Art at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, United States, celebrates twenty-five years of the museum's dedicated portal for net art. The exhibition bridges the digital and physical worlds, presenting browser-based commissions alongside gallery installations to examine the internet as a medium, a venue, and an unstable public space.
The selection features more than one hundred works created between 2001 and the present. Visitors can engage with a diverse range of formats, including interactive narratives, networked artworks, and historical interfaces that document the changing aesthetics of the web. The display includes both significant archival pieces and recent commissions that reflect contemporary digital concerns.
This survey is distinctive for its focus on media archaeology, allowing for a direct comparison between early experiments in code and today's complex digital environments. By presenting these works within a major institution, the Whitney validates internet art as a critical historical movement while highlighting the technical challenges of preserving ephemeral, software-dependent projects.
Worth travelling for?
A rewarding and intellectually stimulating visit for anyone interested in internet culture, media archaeology, or how design influences our daily digital interactions.
Experience as an Artlover
The exhibition is accessible both at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and through the museum's online artport platform starting from 21 November 2026.
artport: A History of Internet Art
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