Since my last received post was on the 13th (and I apologize for not driving
the conversation harder), I am a little dismayed at the dead air. Therefore i
would like to aks a few questions to hopefully drive a closing discussion about
NA this month, and get ready for October.
The first is
Has the discussion also addressed the reaction of theorists and curators
to the phenomenon surrounding the NA artefact? Why is it largely
defensive, land grabbing, and sometimes aggressive against James Bridle?
It might even be considered to *be the phenomenon* and of interest on
its own
A curator here in New York is trying to reconstitute the early pre-
web artist bbs's such as ArtNetWeb, thing bbs and rhizome. He wants
to also use the original machines and have the archives available on
the web for research. He's also asking for very early internet works
that depend on
I think NA so far is more acknowledgement than movement, more curation than
active construction. What would it take to transform NA from passive to active
force? Or does it make more sense to look for activist forces to emerge?
Jon Lebkowsky
Polycot Associates http://polycotassociates.com
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