Welcome to The NEXT

2D & 3D, Algorithmic, Animated, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Codework, Combinatory, Generative, Glitch, Hypermedia, Immersive, Interactive, Kinetic, Locative, Mobile, Multimedia, Networked, Virtual Reality (VR), Virtual World, Web-Based/Net—these are some of the qualities found among the 48 collections of digital art and writing at The NEXT.

Envisioned as a combination museum, library, and preservation space, The NEXT maintains and makes its archives accessible for the next generation and responds to the growing need for open-access, travel-free cultural and research experiences for today's public and scholars.

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EXPANDED EXHIBITION

Talan Memmott: Works on Screen

22 works of net art that explore the aesthetic of code, language, and code language

NEW ARTIFACTS COMING SOON

ACM Hypertext '87 Conference Proceedings

Donated by Richard Holeton, interact with the conference proceedings from the 1987 ACM Hypertext Conference coming soon to the Viz Space.

NEW WORK AT THE NEXT

ThinkingDaughters

A new Web essay by Annie Grosshans following her haunting “The World Is Not Done Yet”

Browse Collections by Category

Online Journals

View works published in online experimental journals from 1995 to the present

Anthologies

Explore the exciting works published in the Electronic Literature Collections

Showcases

Engage with curated selections of born-digital media featuring literature and net art

ELO Archives

Celebrate the origins of the Electronic Literature Organization through its historical media