For the 2004-2005 Commissions cycle, artists were invited to submit proposals relating to the theme of Games. The proposal asked artists to "propose projects that will contribute to the art game genre, or reflect on broad interpretations of 'game.'

A panel of jurors—Natalie Bookchin of The Art Center, Francis Hwang of Rhizome.org, Rachel Greene of Rhizome.org, and independent curator Yukiko Shikata—selected six winners and one Honorable Mention from a pool of about fifty proposals that were received by the March 7, 2004 deadline. Members of the Rhizome.org community participated in the evaluation process through secure web-based ballots, selecting a proposal by artist Carlo Zanni to win a commission. Click here for more about the voting process.

Agonistics: A Language Game
By Warren Sack

Average Shoveler
By Carlo Zanni

Farklempt
By Jason van Anden

Listen
By Kabir Carter

Media Blackout
By Michael Wilson, a member of c-level

Misplaced Reliquary
By Paul Catanese

Oversaturation
By Luis Hernandez Galvan

These artworks will also be preserved in the Rhizome ArtBase archive, and presented at a public event in New York City.

The Rhizome Commissioning Program is made possible by generous support from the Greenwall Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.