What does it mean for Tumblelogs to be taken seriously as art?
Posted by blackqueerdo
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museumnerd answered:
Intent.
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cyoungblood answered:
I am the curator of my visual world.
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cross-crescent answered:
idea
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tselden answered:
Positive mind expansion, negative commercialism
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origlio likes this
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the-madmusician likes this
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lilmaneater reblogged this from hyperallergic
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gloriamy reblogged this from hyperallergic and added:
It’s a kind of appreciation. At least to me, it is. But yes, I started to feel uncomfortable about reblogging other...
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bbyear answered:
It means that we will have to finally accept that traditional forms of art criticism - ie. the art critic - is dead.
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kiantessmith likes this
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swimmiesofdoom answered:
just another medium!
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cukri likes this
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christopherdthompson answered:
It means that appropriation is just as democratic as photography itself. Basically, Richard Prince is old.
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nrepasy likes this
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evhan55 answered:
There’s nothing that special about Tumblr. The Internet is just a new medium whose affordances (fast/global) make it unique, and we’ll adapt
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fromafocus answered:
Even God can’t beat a full house with a pair of 3’s.
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spcnvdr answered:
bit.ly/yx9cHw
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no-thanks likes this
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cokelley answered:
everything
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steakvegas answered:
art is an inescapable part of the human experience
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michaelbrownart answered:
You’ve used “what does it mean”, “seriously”, and “art” in the same sentence. Not a good combo/cocktail for Tumblelogs.
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civis-anima likes this
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mostlyculture answered:
its cool. it shouldn’t even be questioned.
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enui answered:
hopefully some money
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urbankitsch reblogged this from hyperallergic and added:
They have become the new anti-salon and are becoming a platform for amateur/hobbyist curatorship.
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batteredshoes answered:
That digital appropriation is easier that a trip to the art supply store.
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