dstreever on 16 Mar 2001 05:30:51 -0000 |
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[Nettime-bold] Re: RHIZOME_RAW: <the art museum is not your friend> |
Brad, I am the Director of a gallery, and we have never actively worked against art. My boss, the owner, cares more about the "bottom line" of money, but as long as I keep the gallery going he doesn't care. He's not trying to get rich; just break even, which is all we ever do. I do not know what museums you are talking about, or our friend Woolford, but everyone I know in the arts genuienly loves the arts. Before I was "part of the system" I looked at it like Woolford, but now that I am "big brother" I've realized that a lot of people managing the arts are doing so at a loss. Anyone willing to invest their own money in a losing venture is not a bad guy. While I am sure there are bad guys out there, I have yet to meet one, and find it hard to imagine one existing in such a non-profitable industry. The motive is my issue with this whole scenario. There really is not any money in galleries/etc, perhaps in museums, but even then it is capricious and a real risk. If I wanted to exploit someone and become rich I wouldn't do it in the arts, I'd go work for Microsoft. Shop online without a credit card http://www.rocketcash.com RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold