Neglecting for a moment the information that Martin's email communicates
and which is valuable for the current discussion - - -
The quote from the Tate's policy gave rise to certain thoughts - would the
two following statements be comparable to the Tate policy:
I.
Fate commissions Bio Art for its collection in vitro or in vivo and also
seeks to acquire works that use bio technology for creation,presentation
and distribution (in vivo), or that critique or comment on the same bio
technology.
II.
State commissions sculptures that use Kalatschnikows (or AK47) or similar
technology and also seeks to acquire works of art that use mechanical or
electronic technology of such weaponry for creation,presentation and
distribution or that critique or comment on said technology.
(I assume, no comments needed - since the statements may seem absurd, an
insult or evoking thoughts - depending on one's position.)
The real question is:
How can an institution be so blunt to put a statement like "that critique
or comment on the same
digital technologies" in their policy - I read the whole document about
the other areas of collections and there was no other such
content-directed statement anywhere.
Most certainly curatorial decisions are indeed always directed by the
interest (aesthetic, political etc) of the curator and/or the institution
- no question at all.
But is the goal of acceptance to the traditional arts world and their
influence and economic power reached when such a statement is introduced -
a statement which I would see as absurd as the ones I created above.
Johannes (no - not THAT Johannes - the other one)
On 7/10/12 6:05 PM, "Martin John Callanan" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>The Tate have a section titled "Net Art" in the acquisitions policy (at
>least since November 2011)
>
>3.8 Net Art
>Tate commissions Net Art for its website and also seeks to acquire works
>of
>art
>that use networked or non-networked digital technologies for creation,
>presentation and distribution, or that critique or comment on the same
>digital
>technologies
>http://www.tate.org.uk/download/file/fid/11111
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