Questions about New Media Art

Dada & New Media art both described as "reactions". What did they react to?
According to article, Dada is refers to "a reaction to the industrialization of warfare and the mechanical reproduction of texts and images". New Media Art is referring to response IT revolution and cultural forms going to digital way.

What are some similarities of new media art to Dada, pop, Video Art?
Some of the medium, such as photo montage, collage, the ready made, political action, and performance are appear in Dada. For pop art, some of the artist borrow the media that engaged with commercial culture, such as use video game transform to pop art that looks more neatly in art world. For video art, the artist in nowadays use portable video camera to capture the moment, so it looks more convenience in now.

When was Net Art first include in a major exhibition: Document X Kassel, Germany)
1994

Is new media art focused in one country. Why or why not?
No. It is because internet not for one country only, it can connect to different countries around the world and create a new community for global people connection together. It lead to the new media art is a worldwide movement that don't have any barrier, everyone can use the computer and internet connection, they can access the new media art easily and convenience to share the artwork through the internet.

Why were many artists drawn to new media art from other discipline?
The main factor is globalization of culture and economies makes the transnational cooperation become more frequently and enhance New Media art become more important and it is easy to accessible for every people that have personal computer. Meanwhile, the artist can use computer software and hardware to create a artwork with emerging media technologies in ways that were informed by the conceptual and formal qualities of their former disciplines.