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Re: The Evil Future

by Kubrick, 08.05.02 01:18 pm

bigs,
i don't think i ever meant to say that your issue isn't important. it is, but
so is world hunger, the failing latin american enonomies, the israeli
palestinian conflict, etc. it's a question of context. does artforum and the
critical tradition from which it derives, have anything to offer on the
subject you're suggesting. i doubt it. i mean, what would ben buchloh have to
say about it? or do you really want to read, say, daniel birnbaum talk about
it? obviously, it's not their forte, and their's is likely not the most
informed opinion on such things, though they do know about other things.

my suggestion: Why don't you write your AF article on the subject, or even a
blurb, and let's see if people take to it. if not, then perhaps something
like nettime is a better venue.
PEACE OUT

Re: The Evil Future

by so_far_away, 08.05.02 05:33 pm

"The laws which are being put in place NOW will form the groundwork for the
range of creative work being done in the future." -biggy

Like how? This law affects artists in no different way than any copyright
law. It basically says the same thing,"It's mine, and not yours, and don't
please don't reproduce it." Nothing new there.

As for mac being a part of the evil future - it's clear that you aren't a Mac
owner. Mac's market share for PC's is 5%, and they have built advertising
campaigns on the premise of "Rip. Mix. Burn." Which basically promotes the
free exchange of information.

And, now for art digital. Every artist who makes "digital art" sucks. Of
course, this doesn't include artists who use digital tools, which are just
that -tools. But, every art show, Bitstreams being the best example to date,
that sets forth to show digital art usually ends up with the worst, most
appallingly forgettable, experimental shite ever seen. Name one good "digital
artist." And, I am not talking about artists with online projects, but rather
artists whose work exists solely in a digital realm, for the sake of that
realm. Remember, the digital installations at the last whitney bien? Probably
not. It was there, it just sucked hard. So, I would be very interested to
hear any concrete examples of how "digital art" has somehow impacted
contemporary art, or how it even might.


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