written by Lane Relyea
shared by sean on May 30th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
Begins by questioning why there are so many lounges in art exhibitions recently and develops into a great critique of relational aesthetics as a symptom of the New Economy.
(See: art and work, relational aesthetics)
August 10th, 2008 at 1:21 am
This essay is OPTIONAL reading for week (1) one and (2) two of the “Nicolas Bourriaud: Critical Engagements Reading Group” — one (or more) question to think about (after reading this essay) is the logic of the “either/or”: how does one set of arguments simple invert another set of arguments; thus, giving one (supposedly) legitimacy and political and theoretical superiority over the other (argument, etc.) when (in fact) they are both the inverses of the same argument/s? So, what would a middle — not a third — argument be? (The fourth argument/situation/tactic — what would that be [in the future]?) Another question to ask: is there any way out of capital (the market, etc.)? And, is this necessarily a “bad” thing to be in — are we only ever in it? I guess (in a rather “poor” way) we can replace “capital” and the “market” (”etc.”) with “power” … indeed, what would M.F. (or D&G, or others) say, and what would we do with what M.F. (or others) says — which he already has? Indeed, not how to “get out” (let alone “beyond”), but how do “we” move around, glide, and in what directions do we do this, and to what various ends … always ends, and more to follow? -Robert