[spectre] blog with ana peraica (Modified by Geert Lovink)

[Ana Peraica]

http://anarchiva.blogspot.com/2007/05/art-solidarity-desintegrated-why- 
david.html

Art solidarity desintegrated Why David Maljkovic didn't get as much  
support as once Sanja Iveković?
In 2002 when a Croatian artist Sanja Iveković has been canceled for the  
Sao Paolo Bianual, cultural democracy seemed to be still working.  
E-mails were sent out to e-mailing lists and there were vivid  
discussions on the topic.

Let's recall Marina Gržinić's writing. to Syndicate. Now the situation  
in 2007 appears to repeat to an artist David Maljković, but in a  
completely different circumstances.

Internet e-democracy is not working in the same way. Letters of protest  
have been written and sent out, but they ended up on blogs and in some  
personal archives. Well, the Syndicate is not existing (not in he same  
way) and on the Spectre we are reading only announcements while all  
comments are sent by e-mails, behind. Nettime doesn't have much of  
discussions, either. A world of supportive and critical networked  
professionals has disintegrated.

The situation is about the same - an artist was commissioned for the  
artwork, he has produced it in large deal and then he was kicked out -  
not by a curator, but a national selector (let's not forget the  
difference, as to the process of selection a power is attached  
logically ("I can throw out") while curating is more about picking up,  
thinking, combining, theorizing in practice.