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Conversation about contemporary art and its arbitrary values; like gold, art is only valuable when someone is willing to pay for it. Yet the collecting of art has an intellectual and cultural status far superior to the crass collecting of gold. When consi - antisocial_notworking
projects that explore the pseudo-agency of online social platforms The concern is how the Internet is increasingly charactised as a ‘platform’ (or collective machine) for ‘social’ uses, but to question what is meant by the term social in such descriptions - artforum.com / an-my le
pictures of the huge hovercraft used to unload returning troops onto American beaches, of small-arms practice on the deck of military ships, and of a woman dressed for combat on the deck of an oil rig off the Iraqi coast. - YOU OWN ME NOW UNTIL YOU FORGET ABOUT ME.
website of the exhibition includes the possibility to extend the concept as well as the list of selected works of art. Just go to http://www.youownmenow.net, enter a link of your own choice plus short link-description and submit your preferred work of art - Elit Alice » Fat Pig
that chocolate is for me (except that it looks too milky) - Tate courts controversy with Turner Prize shortlist – Times Online
"The Tate Britain has announced the 2008 shortlist for the prestigious Turner Prize and once again seems to be courting controversy." i find them all very good though - I give up, says Brazilian minister who fought to save the rainforest – Climate Change, Environment – The Independent
The departure of Marina Silva, who admitted she was losing the battle to get green voices heard amidst the rush for economic development, has been greeted with dismay by conservationists. - Vietnam is the New China: Globalization’s Victors Hunt for the Next Low-Wage Country – International – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News
What can Western companies do when China’s factory workers start demanding better wages and conditions? Easy — just transfer production to a cheaper country. China’s loss is Vietnam’s gain. - WorldChanging: A Thousand Little Pieces: A graphic illustration of what we spend our money on
The New York Times shows what Americans spend their money on — and how fast prices are rising. Check out gasoline: it’s up 26 percent, year over year.
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