Ken Friedman wrote:
Terrence writes;In this, George Maciunas and Charlotte Moorman were both pioneers,
colleagues and heroes. And if George was occasionally cranky, look at it
this way: if you worked full time much of your life to support the vast
range of publications, festivals, etc., that George supported with the
earnings from his day job ands free-lance work, you'd occasionally be
cranky, too.
Realistically there are few people in the world who would do anything without getting paid. Artists whose work fits the status quo or fits well with agendas that help to sustain the galleries and institutions perhaps labor in their service while their creative engagements are made easier. lucky them. It is as if one is going for a welfare handout when trying for grants. I think it is a necessary cultural business grant. Artists labour for free while the culture eventually benifites and holds the one's who struggled the most in high esteem long after any benefit of formal engagement could have made societal change or enrichment; after the fact of the scene.
Wind in your sails or strenuously rowing the journey is rewarding. It is important to recognize valiant efforts who accomplish their aims despite difficulties that can make them curse the tide. Especially when their labours benifite others selflessly. Is that the cultural resistance struggling in the trenches? Vive l'artnatural!
terrence kosick
artnatural
