My piece, "Illegal Art" streaming live from Soapbox Gallery 9/25 btwn 6:00 & 7:30 pm EST http://www.ventatsoapbox.com/live-feed.html
Manovich has been sitting in the bathroom for a few days now. The book stares at me when I go in to relieve myself or just get a quick mommy break. I've been getting these pains of guilt too ever since I walked into the bathroom with a Maire Claire magazine that I was force(well, just a little) to accept a free subscription of after purchasing a pair of shoes and dress at my local consignment store. Anyway, I read this article about women and technology. Apparently, many women are well below keeping up with their tech saaviness when compared to men. Rather than trying to figure out a solution ourselves, we will call a male colleague, IT guy, spouse, partner, friend whoever to fix whatever computer issue is plaguing our happiness at the moment. I'm having a hard time believing it. Say it ain't true Jo! I guess I'm having this reaction because so many of Manovich's examples are from women artists hacking away at new media projects. Was this just part of the craze during the late 90's? I mean, hey, the MOMA is still slow in catching up. Or are women just being overlooked, discouraged, etc from truly getting their hands dirty with technology. Maybe it's the Russian in Manovich that actively sought out women artists as examples. I found out recently that a good 45% to 50% of work shown in Russian museums are by women. MOMA still hasn't caught up and I'm a member.
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