Thanks Dyske,
"I think this article tells us what purpose art world is actually
serving. There is a reason for every supply and demand."
Very interesting -- especially when there is so much going elsewhere at
the edge of art etc...
marc
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/opinion/sunday/the-art-of-the-hunt.html
I thought this was an interesting article because it spells out
something that the art world deliberately obfuscates in order to
protect the prestige of everyone involved (not just collectors, but
artists, galleries, museums, donors, etc..). I think this article
tells us what purpose art world is actually serving. There is a reason
for every supply and demand.
Another example of deliberate obfuscation is rolling papers. They
pretend as though they are for rolling cigarettes but in reality
people buy them to roll marijuana. The purpose of Q-tips is obfuscated
too. We all buy them to clean our ear canals but the company pretends
as though we never do (presumably to avoid law suits).
The art world exists to exalt the social statuses of egotistical men,
and the artists are playing dumb, in denial, or truly ignorant of the
purpose they are serving.
This is what I like about digital/net art. It's very bad at serving
this purpose.
Dyske from NYC
http://dyske.com
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