Criticism Curator Commodity Collector Disinformation (C4D).

"Counterfeits do not destroy the original objects, but only their symbolic value, hence the market."

Counterfeit currency destabilizes:

• Trusted communications systems.
• Commodity market
• Relationships based upon dominant ideology i.e. property.
• Fixed power relations reliant on ownership.
• Established hierarchies.
• False claims of truth and knowledge.

Criticism.

• Fake criticism of net art by established critics.
  • Timothy Druckery + real denial + invoice.
  • Peter Weibel.

• Fake denial of authorship of criticism by established critics.
  • Mark Amerika.
  • Joshua Decter.

• Responses:
  • New York Times.
    
  • Timothy Druckery, Reflex - Adaweb.
    
  • Telepolis online journal.
    
  • Switch.

Curator.

• Fake announcement of net.art show by established curators.
  • Barry Barker - Lisson Gallery, London, UK.
  • Maurice Tuckman and Andrea Rosen - Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA.

• Fake denial of net.art show by established curator.
  • Ars Electronica: INFOWAR.

Commodity.

• Fake announcement of new website for an established commodity artist just entering then net.

• Fake denial of authorship of already existing web site by established commodity artist.

Collector.

• Fake announcement of sale/purchase of net.art by established collector.

• Fake denial of sale/purchase of net.art by established collector.

Notes.

• 1. Email is easier to forge than a website.
• 2. Operate in border zone of commodity/non-commodity.
• 3. Operate in border zone of net/non-net.
• 4. Operate in border zone of criticism/non criticism.
• 5. Operate in border zone of truth/nontruth.
• 6. Operate back and forth between margins and center.

Lessons learnt

• 1. make sure people can see ture target.
• 2. don't allow people to personalise political conflict.

Training Zone