Hi Joel, It's an interesting point in respect of archaeology, because if we think about artworks, individuals and groups forgotten in time. Established art history, still has left out (as far as I am concerned), much of the important histories. In fact, even though we have the Internet where groups such as Furtherfield and its connected communities and individuals have managed bash out a presence now recognised. It has taken years of dedication, and constant action in challenging those writing about media art, in asking them to make an extra effort and look beyond their 'official' canons, which has usually only scratched the surface of a micro field, hermetically sealed, within its own particular (small) meta-hegemonies and rarified discourse. Being transdisciplinary helps to break the seal, allowing other situations and contexts to be seen and of course, evolve.
In fact, it's got the point that, if one was to authentically embark in researching the less accepted history of media art (net art also), and much of its related practices, the skills or mind-set of an archaeologist is precisely what we need now. I have been reading an excellent chapter called 'On the Origins of the Origins of The Influencing Machine' from the publication - 'Media Archaeology: Approaches, Applications: and Implications' by Erkki Huhtamo & Jussi Parikka, which is fascinating. "This book introduces an archaeological approach to the study of media - one that sifts through the evidence to learn how media were written about, used, designed, preserved, and sometimes discarded." http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520262744 In much of my study I have been reading a lot of feminist literature, such as Dale Spender's 'Women of Ideas: and what men have done to them', Mary Wollstonecraft's 'The Rights of Woman', Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, 'A Feminist Critique of Science' by Anne K. Mellor, 'Gender and Prehistoric Technology: On the Social Agency of Technical Strategies' by Marcia-Anne Dobres. And women writers more closely thinking around the subject of media art and its social complexities and activism such as Doll Yoko, Franscesca Da Rimini, Sadie Plant & Mary Flanagan; and also women writers who have explored ecological perspectives in challenging art and the market that dominates its potential to be more than it is now like Suzi Gablik, and also 'The Feminist Critique of Art History' by Thalia Gouma-Peterson and Patricia Mathews. This is a small list of a much larger collection of reading material consisting of men and women. As we face what to many, feels like an overwhelming task to somehow incorporate into our everyday behaviours and art practice, is an understanding and hands-on response to climate change and neoliberalism; in contrast, making art and talking about it may seem a trivial activity in comparison. Yet, it is important to remember that even though the art establishment has not been active in the promotion of political art, other than as a sideline interest, or occasional novelty, or a cynical money making scheme. There is a rich history of art incorporating ideas and actions involving revolution and social change, some of it grass roots and some of it has inspired generations, audiences and art practitioners in accepted histories also. But to pick apart the engaged and critical practices from the over-promoted poodles, is the main task here. For things are not what they seem. Wishing you well. marc > Hi Marc; > > And "prehistory," as what we call history begins with what we call writing. While art extends much further back than written languages. > Many prehistories are now being taken seriously, mainly by archaeologists. > As for the "transdisciplinary." This is to where art traces its roots, so that it should be a natural sphere to artists who are aware of their tradition. > > Warm Regards, > Joel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: marc garrett > To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity > Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 6:28 AM > Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Taking the Protests to the Art World > > Hi Joel, > > I feel that the 'art world' has always been much larger in reality, than > certain establishments would like us to believe - whether this be in > history or in everyday art practice. > > It's alive & kicking anyway - and the transdisciplinary side of it all > for me is the more interesting element, existing at the edge of things... > > wishing you well. > > marc > > > > > This is strange because the Art Market has been like this--an > investment market for the rich--for centuries, and the only thing most > artists did was try break into it. > > In any case, this protest is a good thing for art, and I hope it > spreads to the Art World, which is much larger than New York thinks it is. > > -Joel > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: info > > To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity > > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 4:22 AM > > Subject: [NetBehaviour] Taking the Protests to the Art World > > > > Taking the Protests to the Art World > > > > By MELENA RYZIK > > > > The Occupy Wall Street movement took on the art world, sort of, this > > week, with a splinter group, Occupy Museums. Convened on Thursday > > evening through a Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr posts, about 20 people > > made their way from the Museum of Modern Art to the New Museum to a > > downtown gallery, protesting what they say is the conflation of > art and > > commerce, the snobbery of the art market and high ticket prices at > > museums, which they called the “temples of the cultural elite.” > > > > > http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/taking-the-protests-to-the-art-world/?smid=tw-artsbeat2&seid=auto > > > > _______________________________________________ > > NetBehaviour mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > NetBehaviour mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
