July 20, 2011
Interview with an Ubu
The mainstream art world knows nothing of Ubu. Why would they be interested? Ubu is intended for people who don’t have access to the centres of urban culture and all the riches they offer. We often receive emails from people living in rural, isolated or suburban areas whose only line to the outside world is a web connection. For them, Ubu is an open-source museum and offers a full education on a type of culture that is unavailable, say, in their local mall or library. The museum world, although claiming to be interested in education, only serves those who can afford to come to them, a privileged class. Ubu is free and embracing of everyone, regardless of their geographic location or income.
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Oh! How have I not known about Ubu? This is wonderful. Thank you, Christopher Walken!
What Cindy said.
You’re, um, welcome.
(Posting anon under CW is weird when you’re used to having your name after everything online…)
(It’s like, using the CW account puts my contributions in the pool with countless (literally) others, and while I could put a signature or other identifier in there to do so seems somehow to go against “the rules”. I feel the need to subsume my ego into the CW metaphor. Like those Anonymous chaps with their V for Vendetta masks.)
Pete, feel free to add your name to any posts you make with the CW account. It’s only anonymous for people who wish it to be so. We are always happy to know who has actually made the post.
For the record, I like when people do that in comments. As Pete has done here.
But it feels wrong to do so, which is what makes it an interesting thing to ponder. Why does it feel wrong? Is the login the message?
I say sign the post, I like that the best.
Well, that’s interesting. Perhaps the wrongness of it will add to its appeal!