Rhizome

CTL-E-6359 · Institution · other · 1996–present

VERIFIED evidence grade — build store (JSON graph)

Combined Graph record U-07545 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-6359.

Rhizome is a nonprofit arts organization founded in 1996 by artist Mark Tribe, beginning as an email listserv, and based in New York. Since 2003 it has been a partner organization of the New Museum — 'partner' is Rhizome's own wording, and the organization remains independent — while building infrastructure for born-digital art and its preservation. Its ArtBase, founded in 1999, is an archive of born-digital art holding more than 2,200 works, per the ArtBase FAQ accessed in October 2026. Rhizome hosted and developed the Webrecorder web-archiving tools from 2015; the hosted service was rebranded Conifer in June 2020, the Webrecorder project spun off as a standalone entity the same year, and Rhizome has announced that its Conifer hosted service will be discontinued in June 2026, with collections remaining accessible.

Notes

STAGING: temp id EB-15. The New Museum has no live record in the build graph, so the partner connection is target-absent; partnered_with would in any case require an Organization target (schema) — see blocked edges. CURATOR'S JUDGMENT (DRAFT): Rhizome is the packet's digital-preservation elder: it was archiving born-digital art before 'digital preservation' had a name.

Sources

• Rhizome ArtBase FAQ (accessed 2026-10-29): ArtBase holds 'more than 2,200 works' — this figure is used, NOT the older 'more than 2,000' in 2023 Rhizome copy. (primary source · build store)
• Rhizome editorial (accessed 2026-10-29): webrecorder.io hosted and developed at Rhizome since 2015; rebranded Conifer in June 2020; Webrecorder spun off as a standalone entity in 2020. (primary source · build store)
• Rhizome editorial / FAQ (accessed 2026-10-29): Rhizome, founded 1996 by artist Mark Tribe as an email listserv, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in New York and has been a partner organization of the New Museum since 2003, remaining independent. ('Affiliate' appears in third-party copy; Rhizome's own word is 'partner.') (primary source · build store)
• Rhizome announcement (post dated 2025-12-15; accessed 2026-10-29): the Conifer hosted service is to be discontinued in June 2026, with collections remaining accessible. The tools history is therefore worded historically and date-stamped in the description. (primary source · build store)

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