Re:There Should Be No Computer Art (1971) [pdf]
by nimih on Saturday March 13, 2021 @04:57PM
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I find the article quite compelling, honestly. If anything, reframing conversations about computer-generated products from "what were the methods of production" to "whom does the production serve" is even more relevant today than it was in 1971.
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Re:There Should Be No Computer Art (1971) [pdf]
by TheOtherHobbes on Saturday March 13, 2021 @05:17PM
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Yes - exactly. It's interesting that even though the argument is still at least as relevant today as it was in 1971, it's so far outside the usual narratives that it seems harder to follow it today than it was back then.
It's much safer to frame it as a question about tools - which it isn't - than about politics and power structures.
Re:There Should Be No Computer Art (1971) [pdf]
by jeffreyrogers on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @11:26AM
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Yeah that's fair, although the methods of production are much more accessible today. Arguably more accessible than traditional art materials, so I think he would be less hostile today.