Hi Dave, Why anyone would listen to or even give their opinions any weight is beyond me.
I think it's obvious that G&G are elitists, and would not wish to lose any income from their bourgeois client base. They are on the side of the exploiters - it's good business sense as far as they are concerned. Who gives a shit whether they work from 5. am or not - many work just as hard for much less, and are losing their jobs, communities, and much more - they are not relevant. wishing you well. marc > http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/visual-arts/wed-rather-side-with-the-bankers-than-some-vegan-protester-twit-on-benefits-say-gilbert-and-george-7537242.html > "By the mid-Seventies they were already a fully fledged double-act. > Sexually libertarian, revolutionary even, they have always been > politically conservative and are harsh judges of those who do not > share their work ethic. They both dismiss the St Paul’s protesters as > “hippies” and “idiots” and would rather side with the bankers than > “some vegan twit on benefits”, they think Boris Johnson is “a > wonderful modern person” and believe fiercely in “making money”. > “We make our art, we try to sell it. We are doing it day and night, we > are here at 5am trying to do it every day for the last 40 years. > That’s fantastic, no?” says Gilbert." > > > I think ... If their work is supposed to be some sort of comment on > the world around them, then it's very surface/ un - informed. They > live a stone's throw from The City and yet appear to be completely > oblivious - and disinterested - in what's going on. > > dave > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > -- Other Info: Furtherfield - A living, breathing, thriving network http://www.furtherfield.org - for art, technology and social change since 1997 Also - Furtherfield Gallery& Social Space: http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery About Furtherfield: http://www.furtherfield.org/content/about Netbehaviour - Networked Artists List Community. http://www.netbehaviour.org http://identi.ca/furtherfield http://twitter.com/furtherfield _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
