..on Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 01:14:05PM +0200, Honor Harger wrote: > > >when discovering new media art i myself simply don't search within > >>windows like "Estonian Nanotech Art", "Irish Hardware Hackers", > >>"Lithuanian Game Art". i'm sure the odd art historian would group their > > >investigations under such umbrellas but does anyone else? > > Predominantly arts organisers and / or curators who have specific > affiliations with national funding agencies, government bodies or > support mechanisms tied to national identity (Goethe Institute, > Mondriaan Foundation, Pro Helvetia, etc). Given that a similarly > expansive body doesn't exist for New Zealanders, the curators seeking > funding for the Aotearoan Biomorphological Sculpture show in > Tajikistan will be sorely disappointed ...
hehe. indeedy. yes i suppose you're right: curators seeking affiliations with national arts funding bodies would be an obvious case where it'd be useful to have artists grouped by nation, 'promotion' or otherwise. i've been reported as an Australian artist on several occassions. perhaps some nationally endorsed affirmation of identity would save me from such horrible embarrassments in future.. julian Zagreb -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com messages containing HTML won't be read. _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
