How to waffle. Artspeak exposed by who? Sherrie Levine!
Story at guardian> http://tinyurl.com/azjm43v
Monday, January 28, 2013
ARTSPEAK EXPOSED
How to waffle. Artspeak exposed by who? Sherrie Levine!
Story at guardian> http://tinyurl.com/azjm43v
Chandelier Bidding Should Be Banned
What is chandelier bidding? Flimflam auction house practice of "pointing to the chandelier" for a fake first bid. Should it be a crime or is it just theater? How many other bids are false?
Story NYT> http://tinyurl.com/b4lb4l3
French Hashtag Ban Protest
"Hashtag" is now forbidden in France and the Twitter symbol must be called "mot-dièse" (the "sharp" sign in music). John Perreault, whose heritage is Breton via Quebec rather than French, announced that in retaliation ARTOPIA would no longer use "rendezvous" or "souffle."
Hashtag story NPR> http://tinyurl.com/amapvds
Did Zen Influence Conceptual Art?
Did someone actually get it right? Review: Ellen Perlman's "Nothing and Everything: The Influence of Buddhism on the American Avant Garde."
Read> http://hyperallergic.com/63002/how-zen-catalyzed-conceptual-art/
M.A.D. Scent Show Stinks
M.A.D. scent show stinks....and so does the building says hyperallerigic columnist.
The Unpleasant Smell of Lost Opportunities>http://tinyurl.com/bdzf42c
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Twitterverse Exposed!
All you need to know about the Library of Congress Twitter Archive. Sort of. Who has access? Will commercial interests be allowed to mine the data? FBI? CIA? Is there a Facebook archive hidden away somewhere in some Cloud? Can you shield your tweets? Who can access my list of borrowed library books from the County Library mesh? Is pruning allowed?
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