James. Allan Kaprow lives on in ether space ...........WOW...
Martin. On 15 Feb 2010, at 09:56, James Wallbank wrote: > I don't have a Facebook page. I don't want one. > > However, I keep getting sent invitations to join Facebook, purporting to > be from friends or colleagues. > > Facebook fails to disclose their email address, thus denying me key > knowledge about how to get in touch with them without resorting to a > clunky and advert-saturated web interface. The phrase which springs to > mind (and I apologise for my crude language, but it is entirely > appropriate) is, "Fuck you, information bottleneckers!" > > That Facebook fails to disclose this most basic piece of contact > information betrays their opportunism - but it appears that their > cynicism doesn't end there. > > This in my InBox today: > > "Reminder: Allan Kaprow invited you to join Facebook..." > > Allan Kaprow > Invite sent: > Mar 12, 2008 > > The performance artist Allan Kaprow, pictured in the Facebook email > contact, died on April 5, 2006. > > Kaprow himself said, "In this context of achievement-and-death, artists > who make Happenings are living out the purest melodrama. Their activity > embodies the myth of nonsuccess, for Happenings cannot be sold and taken > home; they can only be supported..." > > Best Regards, > > James > ===== > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
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