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Hi Graham,
I totally believe that the Goma is a successfull
(e.g. in visting numbers and educational work) institution. I brought up the
GOMA only as another example of an "official" institution in Glasgow.
The point I wanted to make was that instead of writing polite e-mails we
could create alternatives which would channel our energy into
something positiv. Your and John's project Museum Magogo was exactly
that.
See you
Torsten
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 5:10
PM
Subject: <ambit> CCA/GOMA
Yes, some more info would be useful regarding the CCA thing.
Re the GOMA situation - it's kind of unfair and out of date - Spalding
is long gone, although the legacy is there, but they have tried new directions
over the past couple of years and there have been a number of interesting
shows there recently. More interesting than many to be found at other 'artist
approved' Glasgow institiutions. Plus they have a good film library in the
basement.
www.beaglesramsay.co.uk
>From: Chris Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: re:CCA
>Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 15:49:21 +0100
>
>The history of Third Eye Centre/CCA is not quite as
straightforward
>as that. As far as I'm aware, the Scottish Arts Council own the
>building, and have since the
>Third Eye Centre was established.
>
>Artists were indeed involved in setting up the Third Eye
Centre,
>including playwrights, authors and others from a broad range of
>backgrounds. Comparing CCA with GOMA is not really very useful
in my
>opinion: GOMA was Julian Spalding's last populist gesture as
>Director of Glasgow Museums, and has a very different origin
and
>remit to that of CCA/Third Eye Centre.
>
>On the question of Defence industry conferences at CCA - I
agree
>with others that more information would be useful. How did you
hear
>about it, Gair?
>
>Chris
>
>At 3:11 pm +0100 4/10/02, torsten lauschmann wrote:
>>Hi List,
>>As far as I remember the ex-CCA (Third Eye Center) was an
>>artist-run Art
>>Center which had to close down due to financial problems.
It
>>reopend as the
>>CCA. It was now a government -run space and therefore had
different
>>political and economical agendas. The involvment with the
Ministry
>>of
>>Defence seem to be only a logical progression from that
change.
>>Additionally the current managment seem to be not
particularly
>>interested in
>>contemporary Art. A change in Directorship might improve
the
>>situation, but
>>at the end of the day it is still is a government -run
institution.
>>An
>>alternative might be, what the majority of artists are
already
>>doing , to
>>ignore the CCA as they ignore the Gallery of Modern Art
(Glasgow)
>>and create
>>better alternatives. (..and there are plenty! cheaper and
tastier
>>cappochinos, too).
>>See you there.
>>Torsten
>
>
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