Re: museum collections? (now FOB)

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The order of progression seems to be, in this case, the following:

1.  Interesting comment or question

2.  Interesting followup with interesting side comments

3.  Detour to follow the side comments with beginnings of arguments

4.  Full blown analyses with intricate fine points to back up arguments

5.  Insults and aspersions


For the PhotoForum, why can't we agree to stay with 1 and 2 above, and continue privately starting with 3? Otherwise, any subject at all could be the start of stuffed inboxes for the whole group. . . which contradicts the reason for having the group in the first place.

  -yoram




On Jan 26, 2011, at 11:40 PM, Trevor Cunningham wrote:

On 1/27/11 5:35 AM, Karl Shah-Jenner wrote:
I must say that's one amazing piece of creative bookwork, a real stretch to suggest all the tax dollars coming in from anyone who considers themselves an artist as being a return on the dollars injected into the industry!

I'm sure there MUST be more valid or at least convincing ways to measure and state the contribution of the arts. that seems entirely whacked to me!
Karl,

Indeed, there is no control for these stats. Although, it does make the statement that the return is to local, state, and federal bodies of govt from related programs.
There's sound arguments both for and against funding the arts.. chronic wastage is indefensible - and sadly demonstrable in many cases (like the link I provided in my last post, from a largely socialist society). I'm not however too fussed how much measurable success in an economic sense our Australian tax dollars were spent in funding the arts, however I very much feel it WOULD be nice if those involved in the distribution of funding were a little less political themselves!!
I couldn't agree with the argument more. As much as I don't want to see the proverbial baby (cultural potential) thrown out with the bathwater (budget), it is the other side of the coin to be politically selective. So, before I add another metaphor (I'm not writing a grant here), let me just say I would like to see such decisions made on the principle of supporting and promoting free expression, as a it has been written as a human right by Liberal ideology, yet seldom practiced since it was flown as a flag of The Enlightenment.


Sorry, Yoram. I overestimated your use of the delete button.




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