[spectre] News from Italy & Linz again
Lorenzo Taiuti
md3169@mclink.it
Sun, 23 Sep 2001 10:11:09 +0200
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Dear Spectres
Sally Jane Norman tells us about atmosphere in France.=20
In Italy there is a suspended mood where nothing takes shape, neither =
in a bad or good direction (for the moment).
Only the "Lega" Party (Ultra-nationalist wing of the government) , as =
brilliant as ever proposes to insert in the new immigration law a =
restriction: first get in christian immigrants and then the other ones! =
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About Linz
But SJN had sent before a message on Linz that never came through.
And i would like to read it.
I think that Linz this year deserves a special discussion.
The urge to define the "Take Over" of digital languages in Istitutions, =
media, museums etc... it's a very meaningful issue.
I don't know if the Festival succeeded.
One of the problems of a "Take Over" it's who is really winning.
Who is taking over on whom?
Techno-Art has been for a decade or more an extremely interesting field =
where (like in the sixties) new wave art, socio-political activism, new =
media issues mixed together all stirred by a powerful technological =
mutation.
And techno art has been one of the very few areas where radical thinking =
was not banned.
Radical thinking is (i believe) a necessary characteristic of modern =
culture.
A way to "think fast" in a society going fast.
So ( despite post-modern & after the wall thought) the value of the =
strong utopian ideas shown in techno-art where enormous.
Are we still in it?
The processes of integrations between the "separated area" of techno art =
and Contemporary art are they not changing the situation?
I have several things to say about this but i would like to know first =
what other people think.
Ciao
Lorenzo Taiuti
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<DIV><STRONG>Dear Spectres</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Sally Jane Norman tells us about atmosphere in=20
France. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>In Italy there is a suspended mood where nothing =
takes shape,=20
neither in a bad or good direction (for the moment).</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Only the "Lega" Party (Ultra-nationalist wing of the =
government) ,=20
as brilliant as ever proposes to insert in the new immigration law a=20
restriction: first get in christian immigrants and then the =
other=20
ones! </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>About Linz</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>But SJN had sent before a message on =
Linz that=20
never came through.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>And i would like to read=20
it.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>I think that Linz this year deserves =
a special=20
discussion.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>The urge to define the "Take Over" of =
digital=20
languages in Istitutions, media, museums etc... it's a very =
meaningful=20
issue.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>I don't know if the Festival=20
succeeded.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>One of the problems of a "Take Over" =
it's who=20
is really winning.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>Who is taking over on=20
whom?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>Techno-Art has been for a decade or =
more an=20
extremely interesting field where (like in the sixties) new wave art,=20
socio-political activism, new media issues mixed together all =
stirred=20
by a powerful technological mutation.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>And techno art has been one of the =
very few=20
areas where radical thinking was not banned.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>Radical thinking is (i believe) a =
necessary=20
characteristic of modern culture.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>A way to "think fast" in a society =
going=20
fast.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>So ( despite post-modern & =
after the=20
wall thought) the value of the strong utopian ideas shown =
in techno-art=20
where enormous.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>Are we still in =
it?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>The processes of integrations =
between the=20
"separated area" of techno art and Contemporary art are they not =
changing=20
the situation?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>I have several things to say about =
this but i=20
would like to know first what other people =
think.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>Ciao</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff0000>Lorenzo Taiuti<BR></FONT> =20
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