%0 Journal Article %A Colangelo, Dave %T Curating Massive Media %D 2015 %J Journal of Curatorial Studies, %V 4 %N 2 %P 238-262 %@ 2045-5844 %R https://doi.org/10.1386/jcs.4.2.238_1 %K exhibitions and new media %K public art %K digital culture %K Connecting Cities %K Streaming Museum %K art and urbanism %K trans-local audiences %I Intellect, %X Abstract The European Union’s media art initiative Connecting Cities and New York-based Streaming Museum are two recent examples of curatorial models that operate through large, networked digital displays. This growing exhibition category combines expressive media architecture and telecommunication elements to engage ‘trans-local’ sites and diverse publics in complex media spaces. By investigating the confluence of exhibition-making, public art and urban experience, this article explores the relationship between spectacle and criticality with respect to shifting notions of space, identity and ‘the common’. %U https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/jcs.4.2.238_1