On 09/01/10 11:43, tom corby wrote: > This is a good old fashioned bit of shit-stirring. I can't really imagine Michael "shit-stirring"...
> As pointed out by Simon, I found the art and language quotes deeply > ironic given that their practice was largely nourished (and financed) > within the University of Leeds. Ahem. > There's more irony to be had in the quotes, that's why I posted them. That and, as Michael points out, they are funny. Art & Language are anti-academic but started and have often ended up in academia. They are politically committed but show at a gentrifying, market-leading gallery. Despite protests to the contrary they are radical artists who have artworld careers. I like them. It's very easy to criticise academia, artistic careerism, the art market, politically/socially committed art etc. from the security of one's own, virtuous, position outside of them. But there's no point outside the world where we can stand and point and laugh at it. We all need to be careful about glass houses, or at least work on smashing our own windows, whether our teaching means we are objectively in academia or our radical socially committed artistic practice means we are objectively part of gentrification. The most important criticism is self-criticism, although this may sometimes mean that we have to admit we are not criticising others enough. ;-) I've taught, I've wired up abandoned warehouses, I've attended private views, I write reviews for a techno-art-and-society web community. We are all guilty... - Rob. _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
