Too polite?
On 04/02/2010 11:01, "Southworth, Kate" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> I've responded quite politely on the BBC site. Whilst I'm surprised at
> Will's seeming lack of familiarity with the field, I think his post has set
> up the possibility of some 'mainstream' engagement with the work we all do.
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> kate
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> On 04/02/2010 09:57, "Axel Lapp" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Where do they find these people?
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>> "It's interesting that, as far as I am aware, no contemporary artist
>> has yet harnessed this extraordinary technology to make a significant
>> artwork. Of course, maybe I'm wrong and am missing something great -
>> do you know of any net-based art works that are worth a look?
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>> Maybe you have made one (an artwork made specifically for the medium,
>> as opposed to a film such as the one above, which uses the net only as
>> a means of dissemination)?
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>> If you, like me, can't find any net-based art of note, why do you
>> think that is? Why, when there's been such a boom in contemporary art
>> around the world, has no artist made the medium of the web his or her
>> canvas? And if someone were to use the net as a medium, as opposed to
>> making an image, or a video, or even an interactive Flash animation,
>> what would the resulting art look, or sound, or feel like?"
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>> Will Gompertz, the new BBC 'Arts Director' in his blog,
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/willgompertz/2010/02/40_wild_birds_pl>>
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>> y_a_gibson_le.html
>> , on 2. February 2010.
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