On 30/04/13 Dyske Suematsu <[email protected]> wrote: >Thank you, Michael; You inspired me to get more involved.
I found your paper on the mystery of why some people use twitter and why others don't, quite enlightening. http://dyske.com/paper/1020 I'm tempted to ask about parochial vs global or blinkered vs open-minded, but I don't really expect the two forms to be biased in one way or the other - and both biases have their problems anyway. james > >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 >> -- http://jwm-art.net/ image/audio/text/code/ _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
