Re: [NetBehaviour] Crisis at the ICA: Ekow Eshun¹s E xperiment in Deinstitutionalisation

2010-02-11 Thread marc garrett
Hi Simon, I agree with what you are saying here. As usual, the artists are pushed aside like 'economical fodder' for the patriarch, in this case by a ego-centric, journalist who is onto a good thing through, exploiting sensational contexts whilst promoting his own position/status. The other

Re: [NetBehaviour] Crisis at the ICA: Ekow Eshun¹s E xperiment in Deinstitutionalisation

2010-02-11 Thread marc garrett
Hi Simon all, The other thing worth of note here is that the article was published on Mute. Which of course, is a perceptive tactic in its own right. JJ Charlesworth's article is excellently executed. And it skillfully manages to take us through various processes, stages and periods of

Re: [NetBehaviour] Crisis at the ICA: Ekow Eshun¹s E xperiment in Deinstitutionalisation

2010-02-11 Thread marc garrett
Hi all, All the archives for netbehaviour are here - http://www.netbehaviour.org/pipermail/netbehaviour/ So, if you have missed out on posts and discussions this would be the place to find them :-) wishing all well. marc Hi Simon, I agree with what you are saying here. As usual, the

Re: [NetBehaviour] Crisis at the ICA: Ekow Eshun¹s E xperiment in Deinstitutionalisation

2010-02-11 Thread marc garrett
Hey everyone, Don't forget about our opening tomorrow evening at furtherfield's HTTP Gallery - all are invited, whether you are chasing one's own spectre or not... I know I mentioned it yesterday, but we want you to share in the beer, wine and decent art :-)

Re: [NetBehaviour] Crisis at the ICA: Ekow Eshun¹s E xperiment in Deinstitutionalisation

2010-02-11 Thread Rob Myers
The ICA have asserted that JJ [who I once had lunch with with a friend at the ICA bar of all places] was unsubstantiated and subjective in his criticism. Mute have responded. See the comments at the bottom of the page containing the article -

Re: [NetBehaviour] Crisis at the ICA: Ekow Eshun¹s E xperiment in Deinstitutionalisation

2010-02-11 Thread marc garrett
Hi Jim all, Thank you for you comments, and yes what you mention regarding it being an international concern does hold some weight. But, I do have to say my personal experience does offer a positive story to what you have discussed, which relates to our own gallery in London, HTTP. We have

Re: [NetBehaviour] Crisis at the ICA: Ekow Eshun¹s E xperiment in Deinstitutionalisation

2010-02-11 Thread marc garrett
Hi Rob, This is a snippet of what Josie from Mute wrote on the blog in response to ICA's official commentary of JJ's article... In short, this comes down to journalistic approach and levels of investment in a story - where the national newspapers have been all too happy to regurgitate the

Re: [NetBehaviour] Crisis at the ICA: Ekow Eshun¹s E xperiment in Deinstitutionalisation

2010-02-11 Thread marc garrett
Hi all, I have just noticed all of a sudden influx of various individuals joining the list, so just in case it is because people wish to get involved with the current discussions regarding JJ Charlesworth's article on Mute. I am reposting the archive link, so others can catch up on what has