Hi Alan I'm always interested in how the art system works - can you please expand on "A big problem is the relation between art and design..." thanks dave
On 1 May 2010 18:47, Alan Sondheim <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I wonder if this isn't the result of an absent somewhat self-sustaining > art community? In NY, there are numerous venues - it's almost impossible > to get into a museum etc. (that's "blue-chip" stuff) - but it's not > difficult to set up a show somewhere, or show at a smaller space - it's a > much broader base. This is especially true for dancer/musician/performer - > these things can be done fast and there are a lot of venues - everyone I > know here shows somewhere, including people who aren't making money from > their work. So the big deals are still there, but they're with "big" > artists who are also brokers - it's a different kind of corruption, but > it's one that's easier on bottom-feeders. A big problem is the relation > between art and design - so many young artists are concerned with making > it and the political/critical edge isn't there so much. On the other hand > earlier on, people like Vito Acconci and Dan Graham seemed ruthless here - > ambition was everything. > > - Alan > > > On Sat, 1 May 2010, manik wrote: > >> ...ART BUREAUCRACY IS EXTENSION OF CORPORATIVE *IDEA*...THEY EXISTED TO >> EXPLOIT RESOURCE WHICH ART MAKE TROUGH HER SHORT INDEPENDENT >> HISTORY/ARTIFACTS...REAL ESTATE.../ETC.../SO CALLED *AESTHETIC*AS SCIENCE IS >> NOTHING ELSE THAN ONE MORE PLAYGROUND FOR MARKET...ART >> BUREAUCRACY LIKE CLERKS BUY AND SELL...NOTHING MORE ...NOTHING LESS...*BIG* >> NAMES OF CURATORS...ARTISTS... AND ART BROKERS ARE LIKE HEAP IN SOME BIG >> STOCK MARKET...THEIR NAMES ARE EPHEMERAL...THEIR ROLE IN ART IS MOSTLY >> DISHONEST...EXAMPLE...IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SOME EXHIBITION IN MY COUNTRY YOU >> MUST CONTACT SOME STATE INSTITUTION...NOT SOME NET.CHARACTER LIKE MANIK OR >> SOMETHING...DEAL IS BETWEEN TWO SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS...MINISTRY IN SERBIA >> STEP IN DEAL WITH RECIPROCAL MINISTRY OF OTHER COUNTRY AND FLOW OF MONEY IS >> ESTABLISHED... INDIVIDUAL IS JUST SIGNATURE ON CHECK WHO GIVE LEGALITY TO >> THIS DREGS...FOR ARTIST LEFT SOME SMALL CHANGE AND *GLORY*... FINALLY *ART >> BUREAUCRACY* DECIDE WHAT'S ART AND WHO COULD BE ARTIST...ARTIST'S ARE >> COLLATERAL DAMAGE NOW ...THEY LIVE IN WORST UTOPIA EVER...IN WORLD OF >> *WESTERN POTLATCH* >> /.BATAILLE-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Bataille/...BUT WITHOUT IT'S >> ETHIC BASE...EXTINGUISHED AND HUMILIATE ARTIST IS HAPPY TO GIVE TO FAT *ART >> BUREAUCRACY*HIS BLOOD...IN RETURN THEY CAN SHIT OVER HIM AND HIS >> SURVIVAL...THAT'S LOOK TO US LIKE WORST PERVERSION...EVER...MANIK...MAY >> DAY...2010... >> >> > > > == > email archive: http://sondheim.rupamsunyata.org/ > webpage http://www.alansondheim.org > music archive: http://www.espdisk.com/alansondheim/ > == > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
