I was invited, but turned it down.
1: I didn't have the money at the time
2: I don't like going to Italy at all. I much prefer Germany,
Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Greece (to me, Greece rocks
compared to italy), Turkey, the Balkans and the UK. France is OK as
long as you stay in Lyon or Paris. Hell, I'd even prefer Georgia or
Kazakhstan.
3: I also did not like the idea of the artist forking out the money for
the curators. I guess it has to go somewhere.
4: I also agree that it might give you visibility. (That's my one pro)
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Lee Wells
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 11:18 AM
To: t.whid; rhizome
Subject: Re: RHIZOME_RAW: Re: Biennale Internazionale
dell'arteContemporanea?
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"inclusion in these sorts of festivals and contests also
guarantees industry-wide exposure so your 30 bucks is well-spent."
I guess that depends on which festival it is. There are bogus film fests
just the same. Just the same a friend from Chicago entered the Agora
Gallery
contest from the back of Art News or something. Paid like $1000 or
something. I told her she was crazy to do so. She ended up selling all
of
her paintings and got 3 shows out of it and still has a privite dealer
that
she works with uptown.
You never know.
On another note I know this show that made $30,000 on submission fees
for
one show. That money keeps the non-profit running.
My question here is: Has anyone here on the list actually gone to this
Biennale?
On 8/13/04 10:34 AM, "t.whid" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I posted about this a while ago when someone posted a call for entries
> that cost 30 bucks to enter.
>
> In the film and graphic design industries it's common to pay fees to
> enter festivals and contests. I would put the webbies in this
category.
>
> But in these industries participation in the most respected festivals
> and competitions require this fee. This means you don't really have a
> choice but inclusion in these sorts of festivals and contests also
> guarantees industry-wide exposure so your 30 bucks is well-spent.
>
> Inclusion in these little penny-ante art exhibitions with their 25
buck
> fees guarantees you nothing. Paying 1000s of dollars to go to this
> bogus biennial in Florence guarantees you even less.
>
> On Aug 13, 2004, at 9:53 AM, liza sabater wrote:
>
>> Heya,
>>
>> Fascinating reading.
>>
>> Do any of you know of similar "equivocal" art events like this one?
>> Also, have any of you participated in paid awards like The Webbys?
>> What's your take on that?
>>
>> / l i z a
>>
>> On Friday, Aug 13, 2004, at 09:28 America/New_York, Agricola de
>> Cologne wrote:
>>
>>>> Why do you figure only a few "go public"?
>>>
>>> There are certainly a couple of different reasons.
>>
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