ABSTRACT

The coda to this book looks back on postinternet art from the present day, in the early 2020s. It considers the relevance and historical purchase of its forms and contents in the contemporary online landscape, when, I suggest, ‘scrolling’ rather than ‘surfing’ has become the dominant means of interaction with online content and media. It analyses what is known as ‘pro-surfing’ as emblematic of the artistic strategies contained in much postinternet art. It then considers how ‘scrolling’ might bring with it a new imaginary of the internet as we move out of the 2010s and into the 2020s.