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“ However, it was a logistical nightmare to administrate. I had to go back to all the people who had taken the song without permission, and ask their permission … to use their version of my song! This is the main reason we have not put out “Tom’s Albums” 2 and 3, which we certainly could, as now we are up to almost 30 remixes including (really good) ones from Danger Mouse and Tupac.
Suzanne Vega: Toms Essay - Measure for Measure - Opinion - New York Times Blog
“ But some teachers and parents are concerned that images they consider too disturbing or sexual for the classroom may be acceptable to some art teachers. They also fear that students will take it upon themselves to search the Internet for more information about some artists in the documentary and get an eyeful.
PBS art documentary raises eyebrows, concerns in Dallas schools | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | News: Education
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Club Internet Presents: Delaunay Raster by Jonathan Puckey, 2008
click the wand in the upper left hand corner to navigate through the exhibition
“ the emphasis in these notes is to draw attention to how the production of non-antagonistic social relations has become central to economic production and social control. To take a typical target, the politics of Facebook, with its 59 million users, reveals how social exchanges are mediated by the wider culture and political economy. Personal information (ID and consumer preferences) is voluntarily submitted and can then be accessed by agencies reflecting pervasive viral marketing techniques, hegemonic corporate ownership and capitalistic economic principles – all designed to derive profit from friendship
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“ Nobody really communicates with words anymore. Words have lost their emotional impact, intimacy, ability to shock and make love. Language prevents communication. ‘Cars Love Shell,’ how can I say, ‘I love you,’ after hearing ‘Cars Love Shell.’
Revolution is not a four letter word
“ In the present moment, artists are better off training themselves at home and acquiring the benefits of a good liberal arts or art historical education.
Newington-Cropsey Cultural Studies Center Why Art Cannot Be Taught
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Red 76 Presents: Revolutionary Spirit
What does Revolution mean to America today? What has it ever meant? We live in a country founded on revolutionary thought and action, yet when we aim to define the term, and its presence in contemporary society, where does it lead us? If asked to talk about revolutionary action or revolutionary thought in the US today most Americans might tell you revolutions happen elsewhere, or that revolution no longer exists, it’s a joke, old hat, a thing of the past. In its place our current revolutions consist of advertising, and technology; the revolutionary new iPhone, or Chevy, whose cars and trucks, according to their ad campaign are “An American Revolution.” Our very beginnings have been laid waste by branding. As a word “Revolution” in America today is suspect, and rightfully so. Words are no longer ours, and haven’t been for sometime. Jerry Rubin wrote in his book, “Do It,” (published long before Nike ever caught up to the Yippie’s),
