I'm biased obviously but there's some good stuff in here, thanks. ;-)

I reviewed _MON3Y AS AN 3RRROR here -

http://www.furtherfield.org/features/reviews/mon3y-3rrror-mon3yus

And I then reviewed my review using the statistical programming language R here -

http://robmyers.org/2014/01/15/exploring-art-data-my-_mon3y-as-an-3rrror-mon3y-us-review/

http://robmyers.org/2013/08/07/the-proletarianization-of-art-criticism/

"Book and film reviews have been reduced to individual data points on aggregator web sites as print journalism collapses. It’s only a matter of time until such big data/collective intelligence approaches expand to cover art criticism.

The aggregation and statistical analysis of art reviews will complete the proletarianization of art criticism. Art critics will be alienated from the products of their labour, and their value will accrue to the ruling class of the walled gardens of the Internet under their identity and reputation. The institutions that legitimate and monetize art criticism will be outside of academia and inside the market.

Art critics can react to this in two ways.

The first is to try to restore their status by becoming part of that ruling class, going meta with their own aggregation and big data efforts. This is like humanities computing (or digital humanities as it’s been rebranded) in much the same way that Google is like grep.

The second is to attempt to resist proletarianization. Gonzo art criticism, free-and-open-source-criticism, engagement with Maker culture and the production of objects, any means of producing art criticism that is resistant to or that benefits from being the subject of monetization-through-aggregation.

In either case, this will be the end of the crisis of art criticism, as it will be the end of art criticism in its current autonomous form."

+1

http://www.imperica.com/en/news/the-strange-tale-of-rhizome-and-its-arts-council-funding

From: Heather Corcoran
Sent: 03 June 2013 18:28
To: Sabine Unamun
Subject: Re: Rhizome GftA app

Great ok will do - sorry one last thing - in the application I refer to Rhizome as an NYC based organization and outline our NYC staff structure etc. Should I downplay this or is it ok? I will mention explicitly the informal UK arm but just want to check that it will be ok also to mention that our core activities are American.
Best!
H

We proffer this for the perusal of the ostentatiously perplexed soi disant collectivities labouring (sic) under the collusion that keeping Debord unopened-in-box serves anywhere but adland -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMJdOD7A1fU

We are greatly enjoying talking about ourselves in this way and are considering becoming king of Poland.