[spectre] compiling the media art and media culture library

[Darko Fritz]

On Oct 20, 2005, at 12:02, Zeljko Blace wrote:

> These issues you are refering to had very limited influence on either
> Croatian or international contemporary media arts, which might be
> interesting to discuss in different context.

Well, as one can see the list of Publications including following 
sections: Magazines ['past issues', f.e. bit international - which was 
my *must have* tip, with its unique truly international content form 
the Cold war area [see link to its content], and 'special issues', f.e. 
Frakcija vol.4, special issue Body/technology]; TV; CD-ROMs, and 
mailing lists and on-line texts [f.e. Spectre!].

As I said in my mail that my contribution here is 'rather small' as its 
lists of the relevant books [19 items], f.e.
Igor Markovic: Cybefeminizam [the first books published on this subject]
Slavko Kacunko: Closed Circuit Videoinstallationen [review at the 
http://www.turbulence.org/blog/archives/000250.html]

If you find those items not relevant for 'Croatian or international 
contemporary media arts' I am afraid that we do not share the concepts 
on this particular subject at all.

The case of Croatian video art, which developed in socialistic 
environment form 1970, I find interesting - and therefore its 
bibliography is separated and here enclosed for ones who are 
interested.

Apart form the video bibliography, my work in Media art in Croatia 
supplement start form the stretch. That mean that I was mostly about 
doing the transfer from oral history and private databases into the 
mentioned [hyper]text. Therefore at the introduction page reads that is 
'welcome your collaboration in the form of comments and suggestions.' 
There was no single comments sent apart of two mentioned artists in 
order to improve their data.

The reason I post this 'rather small' contribution to the list I 
already stated: I expect that those items will be excluded from the 
World Art History lists. Here I hope that I am wrong. Here is not only 
to blame *cultural imperialism* and its World Art History, but as well 
[as typical Croatian / Eastern European case] local nontransparency of 
the resources and its ignorance to its own history and representation 
in network environment.

> Here it can be misinterpreted as just like another edition of your
> self-promo postings which you do in your *propaganda* actions.

this sounds very *ad hominem* and mean. no [further] comment!

darko


> On Thu, 20 Oct 2005, Darko Fritz wrote:
>
>> hi
>>
>> here are two lists i edited in 2002 on croatian [only] media and video
>> art. they are rather small, but probably overlooked in big world's
>> lists [aaaaaah, those cultural imperialism] ...
>>
>> http://www.culturenet.hr/v1/english/panorama.asp?id=43
>> http://www.culturenet.hr/v1/english/panorama.asp?id=46
>>
>> 'must have' is 'bit international' magazine [1968 - 1972, Zagreb]
>> dedicated to computer art and information aesthetic [9 issues, 1400
>> pages in total, bilingual]:
>> http://darkofritz.net/curator/alive/eng/bitinternational.htm
>>