Hiyas, Yes, I agree, Ruth.
Perhaps it might be sort of interesting to get the space to have a sort of negotiation with relevant communities of artists? It feel, from this and a few other conversations/threads that a fair few people feel like these space guys are on a spectrum of slightly bullish in a china-shop through to good-will-ignorance.. There are a fair few spaces, some opening up as we speak, that inspite of Not getting public funds, are trying to support and Be, similar kind of organisms as the space. (..in fact, being relatively high powered and well off, the space Can play a linking role there, I think..) There are artists that feel like somehow ironically the space excludes them despite claiming not to want to - however some ignorance of the subject seems to prevail.. The way the space seems to phrase the call + above apparent behaviour, raises suspicion that its perpetrators might fancy promoting a certain power-ideolog of a digital artistic cannon which represents in itself the sort of drive/strand a fair few established and un-established practitioners in these particular artistic areas that link with the digital, spent life times to oppose/challenge/question.. Well.. Perhaps am wrong, but seems like because these guys Say they want to be positively involved, and because they will spread some substantial funds, If such questions, and others were to be elements in a process of the space living within the arts community as an evolving - rather than alienating - member, it might be an idea to consider ways of negotiative introductions..? Hey.. Have fun! aharoonon xx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi All! Yes, I know there are many problems. And it's vital to point at them. I posted this call here because I would very much like it to attract some proposals for excellent critical work. The Space will attract a lot attention and has a large investment of money and attention from two huge British cultural institutions. I fear that there exists a significant knowledge gap (which is depressing and disappointing) about the many strands and decades of electrifyingly good work (art practice, theory and politics) in digital contexts. It needs to be hacked into it (culturally) to make it work for us. Don't know quite what that looks like yet but... BOING! Ruth On 15/06/2014 23:19, Mark Hancock wrote: > Doug Rocket's accountant was BBC's current Sherlock Holmes. That probably says it all about the state of current arts funding. > > > > On 15 Jun 2014, at 17:24, Mick Clearerchannel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I know nothing about the context of this project. But is it just me or does it bear a resemblance to the Place project run by Doug Rocket in Nathan Barley? >> >> http://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/feb/12/tvandradio.theguide1 >> >> Founder member of seminal 1980s politi-synth electro rock duo the Veryphonics, Doug Rocket is one of the most important figures to have emerged in the history of clueless self-indulgence. Rocket's latest project is the experimental artsphere Place, a multimillion-pound creative enablement hive, which comprises studios, galleries, minglespace, thoughtcupboards, flotation melds and an Eric Clapton memorial songwriting vineyard. Place is designed to empower anyone who wishes to explore an idea to its full potential (especially if they also declare a need to do this in the foetal position, sustained by empowering wafts of Amazonian oxygen and the jarred farts of Krishnamurti), and might as well be replaced by a gigantic furnace that Rocket can shovel skyscraping piles of banknotes into with spectral, uncomprehending joy in his eyes. >> >> >> On June 15, 2014 11:28:58 AM GMT+01:00, ruth catlow <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> TheSpace has launched. >> >> They have an open call which you might be interested in. >> £20-60k with 50% funding; the remaining 50% can either be cash or in-kind. >> Please good people apply for these commissions. >> >> http://www.thespace.org/opencall >> >> We want to see your work in this space. >> >> : ) >> R >> >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> >> >> -- >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
