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2020



 
Some are Girls
Some are Girls 2020
Internet connected computer program output to square monitor (1920x1920 resolution), album cover, mat board,
Continuously scrapes, downloads, stores, and presents an ongoing database of random faces from the Internet until disc is full



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Clock
Clock 2020
Internet connected computer program output to square monitor (1920x1920 resolution), real-time image searches for the current time



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2019



 
Today's Paper (with flies)
Today's Paper (with flies) 2019
Internet connected computer program output to 4K monitor
Depicts a self-portrait image of the artist seated in front of their NYC studio reading a newspaper. The paper's image within is updated with the latest edition daily; continuosly reflecting the passing of time and the news of the moment. Over the course of a 24 hour cycle, algorithmically animated flies appear within the tableau with increasing frequency.



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2018



 
Truisms
Truisms 2018
Internet connected computer program output to 4k monitor, custom matte, frame
Truisms takes initial cues from Jenny Holzer’s text based works of the same name. In Versteeg’s work, linguistic phrases from Holzer are used as a jumping off point for visual content and interpretation. Images based on the Holzer phrases and Googled in real-time are continuously incorporated into an endless array of rich compositions which refresh every 3 minutes before disappearing forever. These 4k resolution virtual paintings incorporate elements from Versteeg’s practice of algorithmic code works which collide choice and chance to reveal ongoing perspectives about the world we inhabit and collectively document through participation in digital culture.



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2017



 
A Continuous slideshow of Google image searches posted within the past 24 hours for the titles of 256 Sol Lewitt Wall Drawings
A Continuous slideshow of Google image searches posted within the past 24 hours for the titles of 256 Sol Lewitt Wall Drawings 2017
Internet connected computer program, dimensions variable



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Danny Liker
Danny Liker 2017
steel, concrete, tablet, custom software
continuously connects to and likes images from the artist's Instagram account



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Prosumer (with Bag)
Prosumer (with Bag) 2017
a webcam eye creates an ongoing slideshow, continuously feeding back the images it 'sees' on the screen into Google's search by image technology, pictured with 2 'Heads'



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2016



 
fake news
fake news 2016
Internet connected computer program, dimensions variable
Real-time program that generates a perpetual slide show of what appear to be paintings hanging in an art gallery. The compositions are created (one per minute) by algorithms that incorporate images gleaned from various news image aggregates.



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Surfer (with Head)
Surfer (with Head) 2016
steel, concrete, towel, tablet, custom software
continuously trolls the internet at random



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Middle Ages
Middle Ages 2016
exhibition at Michael Jon & Alan, Miami FL. 9/10/2016 - 10/6/2016
L to R: 'The Secret', 'Cousin It's Cousins', 'Hands in head in Hands', 'Permanent Vacation'



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Permanent Vacation
Permanent Vacation 2016
steel, concrete, Internet connected computer program output to 65" LCD
a webcam eye creates an ongoing slideshow, continuously feeding back the images it 'sees' on the screen into Google's search by image technology



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Hands in head in Hands
Hands in head in Hands 2016
steel, concrete



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
small IS beautiful
small IS beautiful 2016
external link
Small IS beautiful is a public artwork situated on the exterior of the InterContinental hotel in Miami. Versteeg will broadcast the entire text of the book “Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered” by E.F. Schumacher word for word. For six evenings, large letters will scroll down the sides of the hotel at a pace that is comfortable to read, offering a complete public reading visible for miles on Miami’s skyline. This renowned book has been a resource for economists, business strategists and politicians alike to promote environmentalism and balance between economic growth and the costs of globalism on society.



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
C.A.D.
C.A.D. 2016
Internet connected computer program, dimensions variable
Computer program that generates free jazz compositions and real-time video from images perpetually gathered from the website ContemporaryArtDaily.com



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Art Fabricator
Art Fabricator 2016
rebar, welding glove, cigarette butt, rag, paintbrush, zip tie, concrete bags, algorithmic painting program output to 70" LCD monitor



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2015



 
LOSSES
LOSSES 2015
4 computers, 4 videos, ouput to 4 LCD screens
a 4-channel asycronous video installation made up of videos downloaded from the Inernet of "Speed Paintings". Each "Speed Painting" artist has uploaded time-lapsed documentation of their photoshop labor, making photorealistc portraits of each of the castmembers of the T.V. series LOST. Now pulled from the web, the videos have been slowed down to 2-3% of their posted duration to reflect the exact amount of time that their original authors claim to have taken to produce them. The 4 works in the installation run from 2.5 to 4 hours; each at immenslely slow framerates; always in motion, but barely discernable to the human eye.



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Portable Corridor
Portable Corridor 2015
computer program with live camera feed ouput to 50" plasma screen
Portable corridor displays one's image as seen by a webcam behind the viewer. The real-time image is formatted into a vignette as if to appear on a CRT video monitor at the end of a narrow hallway. This live image is subsequently displayed above a pre-recorded image of the same camera's point of view, but without the viewer's presence.



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
I.T.M. (with familliar)
I.T.M. (with familliar) 2015
Internet connected computer program, looping excerpt from Bill Viola's "I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like", 2 Laptop computers, LCD screen, tape, bike helmet, boot, gallery detritus



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
W.A.W.T.G.
W.A.W.T.G. 2015
crutch, wig, bike helmet, paintbrush, algorithmic painting program output to square LCD



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2014



 
RP123.EXE
RP123.EXE 2014
Internet connected computer program output to square LED monitor, 15" x 15" x 5"
real-time connection to most recent image posted at instagram.com/richardprince1234



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
LIKE
LIKE 2014
Internet connected computer program with live recursive Google image searches output to 46" LED monitor
Left side of screen displays a continuously generating algorithmic composition. Each minute, that composition is uploaded to Google's "search by image" feature and the most simmilar result is displayed on the right half of screen.



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
HEAD
HEAD 2014
Internet connected computer program output to 19" crt monitor, stickers
real-time, continuous continuous painting and collaging of images culled from the Internet and displayed on artist's CRT monitor from the 90's



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Editor
Editor 2014
Internet connected computer program output to LCD monitor



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2013



 
Departures
Departures 2013
Internet connected computer program output to 42" LCD screen, steel stand, flight data
live flight data as presented at Miami-Dade International airport



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2012



 
Making Time, Travel Slow
Making Time, Travel Slow 2012
real-time computer program output to wall-sized HD projection
algorithmically generated paintings are swapped out each 15 minutes by an image of the artist



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Daily Times (performer)
Daily Times (performer) 2012
Internet connected computer program, 70" LCD
algorithmically generated composition as informed by a daily download of the New York Times front page



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2011



 
Today's Paper
Today's Paper 2011
Internet connected computer program, dimensions variable
daily front page scan of the New York Times programmatically formatted into a photographic still



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
The Three Lights
The Three Lights 2011
2 x Internet connected computer programs, 2 x 40" LCD monitors, drop ceiling hardware, sound
realtime image searches for "red light", "green light", and "blue light" are continuously aggregated and displayed over 2 40" LCD monitors installed inside a drop ceiling



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2010



 
In Light; Of Everything (no. 1-7)
In Light; Of Everything (no. 1-7) 2010
computer program output to 7 lcd touch displays, anodized aluminum frames
Exchange Place, 53 State Street, Boston.



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
The Wall
The Wall 2010
An interactive commision for University of South Florida comprised of two 46-inch high-definition LCD monitors, a small external PC, and a computer program that allows viewers to contribute content that is displayed in real time. Both monitors display a digital rendering of the wall on which they are mounted. While one monitor displays a ‘zoomed-out’ image, the virtual area of which measures 87’ x 52’, the other monitor displays a 1:1 ratio digital rendering of the real wall. Viewers touch can touch either screen to activate the program, which can be used to “graffiti” and add content to the virtual wall. The program does not include an eraser, viewers can email jpgs of sections of the wall to any recipient.



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2009



 
Triptych
Triptych 2009
Internet connected computer program output to gold leafed LCD monitors,
image searches for 'triptych' are displayed in real time as a never ending slide show



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Prop
Prop 2009
50" plasma screen, stick, single channel DVD



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Diptych
Diptych 2009
Internet connected computer program output to LCD monitors
realtime image searches for 'diptych' are displayed across two monitors as a continuously scrolling image totem



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell 2009
Internet connected computer program output to framed 60" LCD monitor
realtime image searches for 'heaven' and 'hell' are aggregated into a continuously evolving composition



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2008



 
New York Windows
New York Windows 2008
Internet connected computer program output to 50" plasma screen, infrared touch frame



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Inevitable
Inevitable 2008
HD video



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
The Negative Shadow of a Fake Fire
The Negative Shadow of a Fake Fire 2008
wooden crate, video camera, silk fire lamp, projector
inverted live feed video of the shadow of a fake flame is projected onto the opposing wall



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2007



 
Untitled Film IV
Untitled Film IV 2007
Internet connected computer program with sound output to didgital projector, realtime random images from Flickr
realtime random image searches from Flickr.com are continuously aggregated into an ever-evolving filmic composition



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
BOOM (Fresher Acconci)
BOOM (Fresher Acconci) 2007
Internet connected computer program output to Sony monitor, random Google image stream
realtime random image searches from Google are continuously aggregated into a video vignette



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2006



 
As the World Turns
As the World Turns 2006
Internet connected computer program output to 7" LCD screen, real time daily soap opera synopses



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Untitled Film III
Untitled Film III 2006
computer program output to 20" LCD screen



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2005



 
Enjoying Uncertainty
Enjoying Uncertainty 2005
internet connected computer program output to plasma screen
realtime feed of random album covers from Amazon as formatted into a photographic composition



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Neither There Nor There
Neither There Nor There 2005
digital program, 2 15" LCD screens



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Long Division
Long Division 2005
digital program output to projection on floor



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2004



 
Life w/Dell, War w/Sony
Life w/Dell, War w/Sony 2004
digital program, computer, large screen television
evolving algortimically generated composition based on the game of life



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Untitled Film I
Untitled Film I 2004
Internet connected computer programs output to projections, realtime obituary listings, realtime birth announcements



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Independence Day
Independence Day 2004
rented and paused dvd



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2003



 
Being Here
Being Here 2003
digital output to projection from computer, live cable television feed



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Dynamic Ribbon Device
Dynamic Ribbon Device 2003
Internet connected computer program output to plasma screen
realtime AP news as formatted into a Coke vignette



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2002



 
Emergency
Emergency 2002
computer program



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Rocket
Rocket 2002
computer program output to wall mounted television



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Home Office
Home Office 2002
computer program output to beige monitor



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Associated Press
Associated Press 2002
Internet connected computer program output to full wall size projection, front page image from CNN.com



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2001



 
Delf
Delf 2001
laptop computer, candle, paper, program



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Untitled (Birds)
Untitled (Birds) 2001
computer program output to wall mounted television



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
I.M.
I.M. 2001
computer program output to projector



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Inauguration
Inauguration 2001
computer program output to wall mounted television



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2000



 
First Chicago
First Chicago 2000
video - 3 min.



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Line
Line 2000
video - 2 min.



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 



 
Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi 2000
video - 3 min.



 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 
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