Madonna, elegantly attired in a black Stella McCartney outfit, certainly bit
the hand that fed her for the evening when she told the art world's
glitterati: "There is no such thing as a best anything. There are only
opinions. Personally I think award ceremonies are silly."
If this isn't the death-rattle of our species' current philosophy, I don't
know what is. Thirty thousand is barely one year's rent in a trendy western
city. Picture cow-carcasses--brains and sheep and all--ground to slurry,
dried to pellets, and turning brains into sponges.
No offense to Martin Creed. He probably has four children who need braces
for Michaelmas. We should have a "keep Western art rolling" campaign like
Pontiac.
Last night I was thinking over what David Ross tried to tell me during our
brief discussion here on Raw a while back, when he was still at Sfumato. He
said, "I believe art can make us more human, not less." What a sickening
statement.
Regrow, regain, grow again, rogue again: Rogaine. "There's love in here":
holiday diamonds. The problem is that people have absolutely no idea what
they're buying, they buy to numb depression and what they buy just makes it
worser and worser.
22% of poor USA youth are obese. Satan's taking over, which makes it go time
for the faithful.
The worst thing, as I see it, is 99+ % of cultural workers are at the trough
so they can't discuss Genius 2000. Simple asymptosis of the neocortex and
after 2000 years it's a terminal condition. After all, how is almost all
money made? Slavery.
I don't want to cheer anybody down though. I'm going to save you all from
yourselves. Any lurkers or dead-enders out there want to get rich, work for
G2K. Get powerful people to go on the record about it by the end of the
year. Give it your all. Publish your findings and pursue all leads with
ferocity. Don't be afraid even though you can't test God.
Make websites galore about G2K as you see it. Name names. Whether you're
socialist or capitalist, it's your economic obligation. Want to be famous?
Throw a http://www.geocities.com/genius-2000/SFMOMA82700.html in the Stedlijk
(but the Guggenheim is shaped better). Have an accomplice take photos or
video while you get your ticket for throwing tickets. Get all your friends
to email Bill Moyers or Madonna about G2K. Do it before you're ready because
you'll never be ready.
Email dj spooky and beg him to show my video after it's online. Email Axl
Rose and tell him his bass player has a copy of it. Email Matt Mirapaul at [email protected] and tell him to get off the dime. Email Jesse Ventura;
he has a copy of it. Email Jonas Mekas at Anthology Film Archives and beg
him to show it this month. Email Timothy White, professor of ancient
religion at U. Texas Austin, tell him I'm a former student, and beg him to
watch it online and comment. Steve Dietz at the Walker has a copy and he's
watched it; tell him to post a review to the lists.
Also email or snailmail Noam Chomsky; he knows me. If you're a NY
screenwriter, ask Jessica Gohlke to comment; she hated me in high school.
Mike Bland, Prince's former drummer, knows me from high school and has a
copy. The band Rex Daisy has a copy. Tom Hallett at the Pulse of the Twin
Cities has a copy. Tom Tompkins of the SF Bay Guardian has a copy. Graduate
student in English at Syracuse, Brian McCord, has a copy. Ask him to show it
on the SU campus.
You can also email Thingist and tell them to discuss Genius 2000 over there.
Make sure nettime announces it when the video goes online. But don't waste
too much time
being diplomatic: lay down the law, take names, save refusals, and fly on.
I know doing this may make you feel sick and uneasy. Don't worry about it,
it's just a mild form of seasickness. Screw your courage to the sticking
point and make a difference.
Max Herman
The Genius 2000 Network
http://www.geocities.com/genius-2000
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ps--go to my site as much as possible to bring the counter up to 2000, per
favore.
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