what do you mean by "value", ruth? value to whom? monetary value, cultural value, nostalgic value, personal value ... ??
& then, what do you mean by "art" and "artists" ... h ;) On 11.10.2017 10:51, Gretta Louw wrote: > I’ve been spending a lot of time puzzling over social media lately and > think (horrifyingly) that the value of the latter is increasingly > measured in instagram followers - we’re not yet at the point of openly > sponsored posts, but indirectly I think it’s already happening… > > > > >> On 11. Oct 2017, at 09:58, ruth catlow <ruth.cat...@furtherfield.org >> <mailto:ruth.cat...@furtherfield.org>> wrote: >> >> Perfectly put Helen! >> Art reframed as a new asset class for fractional ownership ain't my >> idea of utopia. >> >> I have a question brewing - that I want to run by everyone - about >> the value of art and artists now and in the future. >> >> If anyone can tell me what that question is I'd be very interested to >> hear what it is;) >> >> Otherwise...soon... >> :! >> >> On 09/10/17 09:22, helen varley jamieson wrote: >>> >>> 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.creative-catalyst.com/> >>> http://www.upstage.org.nz <http://www.upstage.org.nz/> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NetBehaviour mailing list >>> NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org >>> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> >> >> -- >> Co-founder Co-director >> Furtherfield >> >> www.furtherfield.org >> >> +44 (0) 77370 02879 >> >> Bitcoin Address 197BBaXa6M9PtHhhNTQkuHh1pVJA8RrJ2i >> >> Furtherfield is the UK's leading organisation for art shows, labs, & >> debates >> around critical questions in art and technology, since 1997 >> >> Furtherfield is a Not-for-Profit Company limited by Guarantee >> registered in England and Wales under the Company No.7005205. >> Registered business address: Ballard Newman, Apex House, Grand >> Arcade, Tally Ho Corner, London N12 0EH. >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org <mailto:NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org> >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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