I've just realized I've been sending messages to this list that have only
gone to the original poster instead of the list. Well, at least one person
has received my not-always-brilliant thoughts. Could the list manager set it
so reply posts go to the list? I'm old and set in my ways.
Well, anyway, I have lots to say about net art and whether it's dead but
I'll save those thoughts for a more substantial post. I would, however, like
to throw out the idea that net art is a critical stance rather than an art
form, much the same way as "conceptual art" now is. Can a painting be net
art? Sure, why not? A painting can be conceptual art as long as it engages
the discourse (see Art and Language).
So where is the net art discourse? Not with Lev Manovich, heaven forbid, or
even dear sweet retired Vuk. We at The Thing International HQ have been
mulling over this question for more than ten years. I've decided we may have
came up with an answer. Not THE answer but certainly a response to this
particular call.
More over the weekend.
Rob
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