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   [Date]: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 13:04:55 +0200
   [From]: Gue Schmidt <gue.s@xpoint.at>
     [To]: Cultural Exchange via Internet <forum1@hkw.kbx.de>
[Subject]: Re: [forum1] Re: web curating/exhibiting

concerning the statement of juan i think, that always the tendency of a product of art is looking to go to get a good place. where ever. that is the nature of human cultural activity and the nature of art is, because it comes on the end of the human requirements of live, that it always try's to be the antitranspirant of the capitals' armpits, in every society.
it's always the same game that is called: latecomers must expect to be unlucky.
i also think that there have been many tendencies in the way of art, they wanted more (than a product!). that should be our domain intention, as artists, curators, etc...
yours
gue

Juan JosŽ D’az Infante wrote:

> Hi everybody
>
> I was yesterday at a contemporary art show (prices ranging 20, 000 dollars
> and upwards). Sponsored by a major "bank art foundation". It was very
> unfortunate that somebody asked me what I thought. You can imagine the gala
> setting and the typical question: "Does this painting talk to you?"
>
> The painting was like any other painting, nice colors, semi abstract, not
> insulting to anybody, decent composition, decent size, decent signature,
> very pretty.I decided to be frank to that semi-known set of people dressed
> in black, black and black (that fashion established by the science fiction
> action movie men in black). I said, all the paintings had a strong statement
> to say: "Please buy me and hang me in a rich person«s house"... Maybe ten
> seconds after I had finished my very cynical remark a very well dressed man
> in a dark blue suit (Hermes tie and maybe two aesthetic surgeries) came into
> the group to announce "I have bought the most expensive one"...In a very
> fast reply I said "Are you sure?" It sent him  right back in a panic  to
> check the prices again.
>
> The average artist in today«s world of art is continuously painting (or
> creating) a work of art that imitates a work of art that keeps saying:
> "please, at least hang me in a museum"... Art is a game we make the mistake
> of taking it seriously.
>
> regards
>
> Juan