I.P. Sharp network texts, 1985

This collection documents the activities of the Digital Art Exchange (DAX) group from 1978 to 1991. It also includes administrative papers and miscellaneous correspondence as well as a few early papers by founding member Bruce Breland.

Most of the documents in that collection are related to and artifacts of specific exhibitions, performances and exchanges of art. A more thorough description of most of the projects can be found in "Review of DAX group activity 1982-1990" (Box 4 Folder 63) and in "Network Highlights and Initiatives" (Box 4 Folder 61). There is also material on educational activities, including DAX seminars and classes organized at CMU and the creation of the International Artists’ Network.

Types of material include: laser-, dot-matrix- and color-thermal-printouts of electronic mail messages and digitally-created images, telefax art; approximately 72 hours of videotape (primarily of slowscan television exchanges; some documentary footage of art events); approximately 15 hours of audiotape (primarily of conversations); 294 color 35mm slides; 142 4 x 5-inch transparencies (primarily of slowscan television images); 88 black and white 4 x 5-inch negatives, and some 35 mm negatives and positives (primarily of telefaxes); photographs; correspondence and other papers; publications and theses; exhibition posters and catalogs.