Manhattan’s New Museum has taken in the Rhizome.org digital artist internet site. The museum world still doesn’t really know what it’s relationship with digital art is, so this is an interesting partnership. “When digital artists began to create online artworks in the mid-1990’s, much of the art form’s energy was derived from the notion that the works did not need museums or galleries to reach an audience. Spawned by that sensibility in 1996, Rhizome quickly became one of the most popular Internet sites devoted to the digital arts. It is an online-only meeting place where members can announce new artworks, request technical assistance or argue over obscure aesthetic issues.”