natalie bookchin on Sat, 18 Sep 1999 05:17:46 +0200 (CEST) |
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Post-modem* cybercultures have generated powerful new tools and spaces for artists (and others) to work, play and gather. These new sites have foregrounded communication over representation, collaboration, impermanence, immediacy and performance over traditional object making and offer a range of alternative models of production, from hacking, to software and hardware production and deconstruction, to gaming, pranking and spamming. When information is (material) currency, and its distribution is horizontal rather than vertical,artists have more control over channels of communication, distribution and promotion of their own work and can, in some ways be equal to a corporation or an institution. In the seminar, we will discuss the problems, politics and possibilities of these new net spaces. In the studio class, we will do something about it. ________________________________ http://calarts.edu/~line Modern Culture has generated limited and problematic digital tools and pseudo-spaces for artists (and others) to slave, prank, and convene. These attempts have priveleged simulation and representation over in-the-flesh, sensory experiences. What seems to attract many artists is the ease with which active and reactive positions-in the way of texts, emails, artworks that refer to or play with existing entities-can be implemented, creating a constant and constantly changing environment for art-making. There exist greater instances of redundancy (due to the endless replication possible with digital tools) and greater possibilities for permanence (in the way of sophisticated hardware and software for archiving). When information is (material) currency, and its distribution is vertical rather than horizontal, artists have no greater control over channels of communication. But the possibilities for distribution and promotion of their work is expanded. As always, however, they cannot approach the audience and scope afforded a corporation and their ability to fund the research and implementation of the most advanced forms of media technologies, including more powerful servers, greater bandwidth, and hardware and software that circumvents the usually slow and limited response of the systems most used today. -paraphrased by naomi post-modern Shit has generated limited and problematic tools and lame galleries for artists (and others) to solve, punk, and blowup. I would rather show my artwork(?) in a mcdonalds. the only audience being french fries that are too salty. These attempts have priveleged television and communication over >n-the-face, sensory experiences. What seems to attract many posers is the ease with which active and reactive positions-in the way of texts, >emails, artworks that refer to or play with existing entities-can be implemented, creating a constant and constantly changing environment for art-making. There exist greater instances of redundancy (due to the >endless reproduction (sexual organs) possible with digital tools) and >greater possibilities for permanence (in the way of sophisticated hardware and software for archiving). i am a poser. When information is (blood) currency, and its distribution is verso rather than recto, artists have no greater control over channels of >communication. But the possibilities for distribution and promotion of their work is expanded. As always, however, they cannot approach the audience and scope afforded a corporation and their ability to fund the >research and implementation of the most advanced forms of media >technologies, including more powerful servers, greater bandwidth, and >hardware and software that circumvents the usually slow and limited >response of the systems most used today. -paraphrased by naomi -paraphrased by boring_art. vuk cosic's nice term ----- ntntnt # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: majordomo@bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@bbs.thing.net