Blip.tv deems "TechNigga" work of art - Valleywag Comments

Blip.tv deems "TechNigga" work of art

Blackjack — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:15:49 PDT

I once saw a grant recipient's piece at a major art museum that really stood out. It was done with a paint scraper, and the "artist" scraped a wide straight line of paint and plaster straight down a wall, into a little pile, with the scraper left next to it.

Somewhere, some moron with more dollars than sense funded a grant that went to the "artist" to create that work.

PS: @SHMOOTH I think if you look around Google you might notice a few people of Asian descent. Not to mention David Drummond. Know what I'm saying?

Blackjack

Blip.tv deems "TechNigga" work of art

shmooth — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:21:53 PDT

maybe i just missed the cool kids boat, but i never bought into the hype surrounding Feldman's video. sounded a lot more like a lot of guilty-feeling white people deflecting attention. it's like the U.S. condemning Iran for human rights abuses while the U.S....acts like the U.S.

on first/only look, the video did seem like it could be a bit racist, but i'm much more concerned with the extreme, at least passive, racism that flows through this here Valley - like at the whites-only BarCampBlock, or whites-only Google, etc.

shmooth

Blip.tv deems "TechNigga" work of art

elvenjewel — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:30:09 PDT

You wouldn't think this is NEARLY as ridiculous as you think it is if you've been to an art museum lately and seen what is passing for "art."

How about: a cow's head in formaldehyde?
an electrical sign programmed with pithy sayings?
18 hubcaps on the museum wall? Title of the piece: "Protruding Hubcaps." How about a doll-size human figure carved out of plain white styrofoam?

This is a MAJOR city art museum.

There was also an artist in Australia who got the bright idea to create a bomb scare to bring attention to his "peace bomb." Australians have more sense, apparently, because the guy paid huge fines, did jail time, and STILL can't find any takers for his "art."

Yes, I can TRULY believe someone would actually be such a wanker.

elvenjewel