Re: [spectre] media art and dictatorial regimes

2008-07-09 Diskussionsfäden venzha christ
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: franck ancel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [spectre] media art and dictatorial regimes To: spectre@mikrolisten.de Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 4:59 PM jaromil a écrit : > Even more, since a trip to Asia is very expensive, I'm taking >

Re: [spectre] media art and dictatorial regimes

2008-07-09 Diskussionsfäden franck ancel
jaromil a écrit : Even more, since a trip to Asia is very expensive, I'm taking advantage to visit the south of that world right after, paying a visit to Jogja's amazing media art scene for the (grassroot!) Cellsbutton festival, which i recommend to all ISEA participants: please d

Re: [spectre] media art and dictatorial regimes

2008-07-09 Diskussionsfäden jaromil
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 re all, first thanks for the discussion, i'm an online discussion junkie. On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 08:29:37AM +0100, Armin Medosch wrote: > Melinda, Alex, > > I would clearly be the last one to excuse imperialisms of the past > or ofthe pr

Re: [spectre] media art and dictatorial regimes

2008-06-30 Diskussionsfäden franck ancel
Heiko Recktenwald a écrit : My favourite book on China is Richard Huelsenbeck (of dada fame) "China isst Menschen" on the riots in the twenties. H. Twenties back http://www.amazon.com/Hotel-Shanghai-Vicki-Baum/dp/images/3462026720 F. __ SPECTRE

Re: [spectre] media art and dictatorial regimes

2008-06-30 Diskussionsfäden Heiko Recktenwald
Armin Well, I dont see that discussion happening at all. I only notice a deafening silence. There are new talks announced and reports of any bloody suppression of a revolt were not confirmed. My favourite book on China is Richard Huelsenbeck (of dada fame) "China isst Menschen" on the riots

Re: [spectre] media art and dictatorial regimes

2008-06-30 Diskussionsfäden Armin Medosch
Melinda, Alex, I would clearly be the last one to excuse imperialisms of the past or of the present. however, i find this relativism problematic. sure, australia has a disgusting policy towards immigrants, as have by now nearly all european countries. in my posting I was also addressing the justif

Re: [spectre] media art and dictatorial regimes

2008-06-29 Diskussionsfäden Melinda Rackham
I find this discussion odd wouldn't working in most countries, under most regimes, be problematic? all western democratic governments supports horrible human rights abuses, engage in wars for profit, are well documented torturers, thier corporations destroy communities and the environment in

Re: [spectre] media art and dictatorial regimes

2008-06-27 Diskussionsfäden Alex Adriaansens
Dear Armin, your email about artists working in China is questioning the intentions of artists participating in the Synthetic Times exhibition in Beijing, and artists working in countries with problematic regimes in general. I assume you have informed yourself and talked to many of the ar

Re: [spectre] media art and dictatorial regimes

2008-06-25 Diskussionsfäden Andreas Broeckmann
hey armin, i understand your point, and i concur with the problems you see. (although i doubt whether there is something that you can refer to as 'the field as a whole', and i would also claim that this is nothing special for 'media art', but concerns any artist and cultural practicioner; or

[spectre] media art and dictatorial regimes

2008-06-25 Diskussionsfäden Armin Medosch
The currently running exhibition in beijing, synthetic times, and the holding of isea 2008 in singapure both raise the question of the compatibility of media art with dictatorial regimes. I am not commenting on the quality of individual art works, and surely a show as big as the beijing one contai