agree. thank goodness my art is mostly ephemeral & can't be stuck with a financial pin like a dead butterfly ...
On 07.10.2017 02:29, Alan Sondheim wrote: > > I noticed this - > > "Maecenas touts itself as a blockchain platform that, according to its > creators, will democratise access to fine art. For the first time, the > Maecenas website enthuses, technology will allow investors, collectors > and owners to exchange shares in paintings and sculptures instantly, > akin to the way stocks of a company are traded today." > > This does NOT democratise access to art; it's nothing more than a > secure way to protect and exchange's one investment - which plays into > the notion of enclaving described in Mike Davis' City of Quartz (think > it was written in the 80s). Art has to RESIST enclaving, unless one > accepts useless decoration and connoisseurship as the only form of art > worth considering. > > One of the amazing things about Furtherfield is, at least as far as I > can tell, it itself is a form of resistance! I'd thank God for this, > but given the state of things on the planet, I wouldn't want to burden > Her with more communication. > > - Alan > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > -- helen varley jamieson he...@creative-catalyst.com <mailto:he...@creative-catalyst.com> http://www.creative-catalyst.com http://www.upstage.org.nz
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