On Star Trek,
before they "assimilate" their victims, the Borg always
announce: "Resistance is futile." Is resistance to the "Society
of the Spectacle" possible or even desirable today? What might
be the reason, the nature, or the site of a contemporary intervention
that you would desire to make into the status quo of culture and art
today?
We've
asked a few of our favorite contributors—Daryl Chin, David Humphrey,
and Lucio Pozzi—to join us in considering these questions of resistance,
assimilation and participation. These papers were originally presented
at a panel discussion held at A.I.R. Gallery in New York City on Tuesday
May 1, 2001 on the occasion of the publication of M/E/A/N/I/N/G:
An Anthology of Artists' Writings, Theory, and Criticism. We
are happy also to present a related paper by Polish curator Aneta
Szylack.
©2002 M/E/A/N/I/NG
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