Print Wikipedia is an art project by Michael Mandiberg that included a printed edition of 106 volumes of the English Wikipedia as it existed on April 7, 2015. The bound paper volumes, each running 700 pages, represented a fraction of the 7,473 total volumes necessary to render the encyclopedia's extant text on that date. As first shown at the Denny Gallery in New York City, United States, during summer 2015,[2] the project included a display of the spines of the first 1,980 volumes in the set.[1][3] The 106 printed volumes included only text of the encyclopedia articles: images and references were omitted.[4] Supplementing the printed volumes of encyclopedia articles, additional print volumes included the appendix to all 7.5 million contributors to English Wikipedia (in 36 volumes) and a table of contents (in 91 volumes).[5]
Artist Michael Mandiberg and assistant Jonathan Kiritharan of the "Print Wikipedia" project, at the "From Aaaaa! to ZZZap!" exhibition, on the day before its opening at Denny Gallery, New York City, US.[1]
Mandiberg originally conceived the project in 2009 but ran into technical difficulties. They then engaged an assistant, Jonathan Kirinathan, to aid with the programming of the code to compile, format and upload the entire contents of English Wikipedia.[1] The print files were uploaded to book self-publisher Lulu.com and made available for printout as paper volumes.
Mandiberg's motivation was to answer the question, "How big is it?" For a big data entity, its size is on the threshold of what can be perceived as a collection of volumes, but not so large as to overwhelm one's senses, such as the data files of Facebook or the NSA.[6]Katherine Maher, the executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, described it as "a gesture at knowledge". Wikimedia cooperated with the project and Lulu.com helped fund it.[5]
The task took three years, and the upload process took 24 days, 3 hours and 18 minutes. It was completed on 12 July 2015.[7]PediaPress had attempted to raise money for a full English Wikipedia printout on Indiegogo in 2014, with a goal of $50,000 (£30,000), but the project was pulled.[8] The abandoned project had intended to print 1,000 volumes, of 1,200 pages each: a total of 1,200,000 pages, roughly equal to 80 m (260 ft) of shelf space.[9] Mandiberg later assured people that they would not be printing out the entire collection, claiming that an entire collection is not necessary for people to comprehend the true size of Wikipedia, and, once people have seen a portion of it, it will help them realize its size.[10] Mandiberg estimates that the printing costs of a full printout would be around $500,000. The Denny art exhibit featured only a selection of actual printed volumes with about 2,000 of the other volumes represented as spines on the wall. The show revolved around the actual upload of the print files to Lulu.com.[2]
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References
^ abc"Print Wikipedia, in 7,600 volumes, to sell for $500,000". The Hindu. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.
^ abHegert, Natalie (24 June 2015). "Standing Out in the Crowd: 10 Summer Solo Shows Around the World in 2015". MutualArt.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^Sawers, Paul (17 June 2015). "You can soon buy a 7,471-volume printed version of English Wikipedia for $500,000". VentureBeat. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
^Wikipedia, Volume 0873, Arturo O'Farrill Jr. --- Art Deco, Publisher Michael Mandiberg, 2015, page 611450 ISBN9781329244580
^ abSchuessler, Jennifer (16 June 2015). "Moving Wikipedia From Computer to Many, Many Bookshelves". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^"BBC World Service - World Update, Why print copies of Wikipedia?". BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^Schuessler, Jennifer (13 July 2015). "Print Wikipedia Project Reaches Final Entry". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^Ghorashi, Hannah (24 June 2015). "From Aaaaa! to ZZZap!: Michael Mandiberg on His Plan to Print Wikipedia". Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^Neary, Lynn (30 March 2014). "Printing Wikipedia Would Take 1 Million Pages, But That's Sort Of The Point". NPR.org. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^Culpan, Daniel (19 June 2015). "Art exhibit proves it's impossible to print all of Wikipedia". Wired UK. Retrieved 18 August 2019 – via www.wired.co.uk.
^"Uitnodiging: Wikipedia uitgeprint in Gent - Wikimedia Belgium". be.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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For help printing Wikipedia see Help Printing Print Wikipedia is an art project by Michael Mandiberg that included a printed edition of 106 volumes of the English Wikipedia as it existed on April 7 2015 The bound paper volumes each running 700 pages represented a fraction of the 7 473 total volumes necessary to render the encyclopedia s extant text on that date As first shown at the Denny Gallery in New York City United States during summer 2015 2 the project included a display of the spines of the first 1 980 volumes in the set 1 3 The 106 printed volumes included only text of the encyclopedia articles images and references were omitted 4 Supplementing the printed volumes of encyclopedia articles additional print volumes included the appendix to all 7 5 million contributors to English Wikipedia in 36 volumes and a table of contents in 91 volumes 5 Artist Michael Mandiberg and assistant Jonathan Kiritharan of the Print Wikipedia project at the From Aaaaa to ZZZap exhibition on the day before its opening at Denny Gallery New York City US 1 Wikipedia page from Contributor Appendix detail Contents 1 Background 2 Influence 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditMandiberg originally conceived the project in 2009 but ran into technical difficulties They then engaged an assistant Jonathan Kirinathan to aid with the programming of the code to compile format and upload the entire contents of English Wikipedia 1 The print files were uploaded to book self publisher Lulu com and made available for printout as paper volumes Mandiberg s motivation was to answer the question How big is it For a big data entity its size is on the threshold of what can be perceived as a collection of volumes but not so large as to overwhelm one s senses such as the data files of Facebook or the NSA 6 Katherine Maher the executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation described it as a gesture at knowledge Wikimedia cooperated with the project and Lulu com helped fund it 5 The task took three years and the upload process took 24 days 3 hours and 18 minutes It was completed on 12 July 2015 7 PediaPress had attempted to raise money for a full English Wikipedia printout on Indiegogo in 2014 with a goal of 50 000 30 000 but the project was pulled 8 The abandoned project had intended to print 1 000 volumes of 1 200 pages each a total of 1 200 000 pages roughly equal to 80 m 260 ft of shelf space 9 Mandiberg later assured people that they would not be printing out the entire collection claiming that an entire collection is not necessary for people to comprehend the true size of Wikipedia and once people have seen a portion of it it will help them realize its size 10 Mandiberg estimates that the printing costs of a full printout would be around 500 000 The Denny art exhibit featured only a selection of actual printed volumes with about 2 000 of the other volumes represented as spines on the wall The show revolved around the actual upload of the print files to Lulu com 2 Influence EditSimilar art projects have printed part of the German Wikipedia Berlin 2016 and the Dutch Wikipedia Ghent 2016 11 source source source source source source source source source source source source source source track track track Michael Mandiberg talks about Print WikipediaSee also Edit2015 in art de Print Wikipedia from Aachen to Zylinderdruckpresse German entry about their project regarding German WikipediaReferences Edit a b c Print Wikipedia in 7 600 volumes to sell for 500 000 The Hindu 21 June 2015 Retrieved 18 August 2019 via www thehindu com a b Hegert Natalie 24 June 2015 Standing Out in the Crowd 10 Summer Solo Shows Around the World in 2015 MutualArt com Retrieved 18 August 2019 Sawers Paul 17 June 2015 You can soon buy a 7 471 volume printed version of English Wikipedia for 500 000 VentureBeat Retrieved 29 January 2016 Wikipedia Volume 0873 Arturo O Farrill Jr Art Deco Publisher Michael Mandiberg 2015 page 611450 ISBN 9781329244580 a b Schuessler Jennifer 16 June 2015 Moving Wikipedia From Computer to Many Many Bookshelves The New York Times Retrieved 18 August 2019 BBC World Service World Update Why print copies of Wikipedia BBC Retrieved 18 August 2019 Schuessler Jennifer 13 July 2015 Print Wikipedia Project Reaches Final Entry The New York Times Retrieved 13 July 2015 Ghorashi Hannah 24 June 2015 From Aaaaa to ZZZap Michael Mandiberg on His Plan to Print Wikipedia Retrieved 18 August 2019 Neary Lynn 30 March 2014 Printing Wikipedia Would Take 1 Million Pages But That s Sort Of The Point NPR org Retrieved 18 August 2019 Culpan Daniel 19 June 2015 Art exhibit proves it s impossible to print all of Wikipedia Wired UK Retrieved 18 August 2019 via www wired co uk Uitnodiging Wikipedia uitgeprint in Gent Wikimedia Belgium be wikimedia org Retrieved 18 August 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Print Wikipedia Print Wikipedia web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Print Wikipedia amp oldid 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