Thank you, Michael; You inspired me to get more involved. D
- Dyske Suematsu 504 Grand Street, B61 New York, NY 10002-4147 Phone: 212.982.6028 (direct) http://dyske.com On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 7:49 AM, Michael Szpakowski <[email protected]>wrote: > & how nice it is to have you posting here on Netbehaviour, Dyske! > warmest > michael > > ------------------------------ > *From:* netbehaviour <[email protected]> > *To:* NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 30, 2013 10:59 AM > *Subject:* Re: [NetBehaviour] The Art of the Hunt > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing > [email protected]http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > > -- > ---> > > A living - breathing - thriving networked neighbourhood - > proud of free culture - claiming it with others ;) > > Other reviews,articles,interviewshttp://www.furtherfield.org/reviews.php > > Furtherfield – online arts community, platforms for creating, viewing, > discussing and learning about experimental practices at the > intersections of art, technology and social change.http://www.furtherfield.org > > Furtherfield Gallery – Finsbury Park > (London).http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery > > Netbehaviour - Networked Artists List Community.http://www.netbehaviour.org > http://identi.ca/furtherfieldhttp://twitter.com/furtherfield > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >
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