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RE: INFOWAR: Re: what happened, why?

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ARS ELECTRONICA FESTIVAL 98
INFOWAR. information.macht.krieg
Linz, Austria, september 07 - 12
http://www.aec.at/infowar
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Josepha Haveman wrote:

> What happened to the quiet research-library atmosphere? The monastic silence
> of the old internet? I think we are paying a huge price for democracy and
> capitalism, (we always have but never looked it in the face before!)
> 
> And what about real space?  Aside from certain campuses, is there anyplace 
> out there with this quality of a research-library cloister?  Is this something 
> we as artists, writers, and thinkers etc. need (if not daily, at least as an 
> option)?
> 
> Opposite isolation, what about audience?  Where does social reciprocation 
> fit into our efforts?  How is this related to the "infowar?"  Is the 
> "infowar" also a struggle for audience?  Us trying to shout over the 
> amplified voices of commercial media as well as each other?  These days, it 
> seems like if you wait for your turn to speak, you'll die biting your tongue!
> 
> 
> Despite the official rhetoric, we like our elitism. We like what it gets us:
> exclusivity, a quiet channel like a quiet library or even monastic space for
> learning and thought. A channel with content rather than noise.
> 
> We all know about avoiding gray noise. Now we also need to avoid the overly
> colorful, garish noise. 
> 
> What about teaching?  Some of what I like about an elite environment is that 
> I can move at high speed at what I'm good at without slowing down for those new 
> to the topic at hand.  I don't have to explain why "performance" or 
> "installations" can be or are art.  These questions excite most anyone when 
> they first encounter them, but after a few years of tackling them the questions 
>surrounding "what is art" (in its material manifestation) can get old.
> 
> 
> Actually we need this if we're ever going to think things through. At least I
> do. So I am moving to a quieter place. I already avoid media that are
> dominated by commercials and throw away (recycle) junk mail unopened. Such a
> waste of materials, time and energy!
> 
> If I can dodge the worst of the barrage, I might even get to paint again!
> 
> Josepha Haveman
> 
Josepha (and anyone else interested in responding)

How do you see art magazines and similar media fitting into this-the stuff that straddles scholarship and advertising?  Especially with salable media like painting...



Regards,


-j.


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