NIGGA PURVIEW: DID YOUTUBE KILL PERFORMANCE ART?

hennessyyoungman:

I just took a gander at this piece from the NYTimes. Normally I reserve my art thoughts for ART THOUGHTZ, but hey, I ain’t really have naught to do, so I decided I’d briefly share a few thoughts on the matter of Live Performance Art™ vs. youtube/internet/”mediated” (what a nefarious word!)…

Very interesting. My favorite part:

 It’s about conducting actions with very little resources at your disposal, reaching out into the abyss and somehow finding a community, however anonymous the on-line audience might be. And in the end, the anonymous viewer is still a person and they can’t be discounted just because they’re not drinking wine from a plastic cup while watching someone gesticulate, suffer, or provocate in front of them in person. 

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    just came across it as part...upcoming #ArtsTech panel I’m moderating. The takeaway for...
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    Very interesting. My favorite
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