In the dawn of the World Wide Web – before the separation of content and style, before CSS, in the age of pure HTML – webmasters worked with only a handful of <tags> to shape their pages.
Creating layouts, visuals and functionality was a challenge, yet not impossible. With the humble < table >, the elegant < hr >, the interactive < input type=“radio” > and < input type=“checkbox” >, and of course the legendary clear.gif, every trick became an act of invention. Even border=“0” or border=“100” carried a message.
The works in this exhibition by students of the Merz Akademie, curated by Olia Lialina, are built from these same elements – to make them shine once more, and never be forgotten.
Exhibition “Naked Web“ (as part of the 39th Filmwinter Stuttgart): January 13 to 25, 2026 – More information
Vernissage: Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 19:30 CET
Workshop with Olia Lialina “Reclaiming Your Corner of the web“: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 11 to 16 CET– More information
Get Together: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 16:30 CET
Venue: GEDOK Stuttgart, Hölderlinstr. 17, 70174 Stuttgart
Source and further information: Merz Akademie
