[spectre] Subversive in China - Mainstream in Adelaide Press Release

[marc garrett]

Hi jaromil,

Yes, this is all rather troubling. Although, correct me if I am wrong - 
didn't Eyebeam write a statement in support for James when all this 
stuff kicked off?

 >   James is  proud to have been  kicked out of the  Synthetic Times new
 >   media  art exhibition  in  Beijing because  he  wouldn't censor  his
 >   little art  project. James wonders why organizations  like the MoMA,
 >   Parsons, Eyebeam,  Ars Electronica and many other  arts and cultural
 >   institutions around the  world who claim to support  free speech and
 >   expression would participate in a  show like this.  But they did!

It would be interesting to know why such organisations thought it a good 
idea to be a part of this the show. The Olympics is such a slack, 
hegemonic and over-culturalized form of eugenic indoctrination, 
worldwide. One would of thought that it would of been an obvious arena 
for organisations to support more critical viewpoints anyway. Perhaps, 
what we are witnessing is a shift from supposed 'critical' 'intelligent' 
media art organisations, becoming more traditional in their approaches 
and outlooks, such as is the norm in fine art fields. So much lip 
service and not enough real challenge. Where are the socially informed 
risks here?

marc
furtherfield.org

jaromil wrote:
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 > a message from James appeared online:
 >
 >   James is  proud to have been  kicked out of the  Synthetic Times new
 >   media  art exhibition  in  Beijing because  he  wouldn't censor  his
 >   little art  project. James wonders why organizations  like the MoMA,
 >   Parsons, Eyebeam,  Ars Electronica and many other  arts and cultural
 >   institutions around the  world who claim to support  free speech and
 >   expression would participate in a  show like this.  But they did! It
 >   was after being kicked to the  curb by the show's curator that James
 >   connected with Students for a Free  Tibet and decided he would go to
 >   China anyway  and do what he  though was right in  support of Tibet,
 >   Taiwan, free speech and the  people of China. James lives, if indeed
 >   he is  alive, in the County  of Kings, Brooklyn, and  teaches at the
 >   Communication  Design  and Technology  program  at  Parsons the  New
 >   School  for  Design. I  am  James Powderly  and  I  approve of  this
 >   message.
 >
 > and who's up for a reply?
 >
 > let  me  add i  believe  James  is alive  and  i've  heard from  other
 > adventurers that chinese jails for foreigners aren't THAT bad.
 >
 > anywa, Armin was really on topic with his "rant" eh...
 >
 > ciao
 >
 > - --
 >   Jaromil, dyne.org developer, http://jaromil.dyne.org
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