Comments on: Flash-in-a-pan recalled http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/08/05/flash-in-a-pan/ Where all creative intentions go to die. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:57:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: admin http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/08/05/flash-in-a-pan/#comment-1220 admin Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:21:09 +0000 http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/08/05/flash-in-a-pan/#comment-1220 Ah. I guess I'm unsure what exactly you're advocating. Do you want a return to the locally thriving for-profit art market that existed in the 70s-80s? That would be great, but it would require a return to pre-Reaganite thinking on taxes. That is, most of the for-profit galleries of that era were killed by Reagan's 1986 tax act that closed the tax loop hole for purchases of art (and ended the boom in corporate and other art purchases)... I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want to go back to that. So are you advocating for the revocation of non-profit status for arts organizations? Since that would effectively kill off 90-95 percent of ALL arts organizations--including community children's choirs, ballet schools, community art centers, most likely the arts institute that you work for, and lots of other organizations that even diehard Republicans take advantage of--and would eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs, end billions of dollars in economic activity, and cripple an entire industry, causing negative ripple effects across the economy, I can't imagine that's what you're suggesting. (Even the Bushies, the Helmses, the Hatches, and the Giulianis never were so heartless and reckless to suggest such a thing...) What exactly are you suggesting? Ah. I guess I’m unsure what exactly you’re advocating. Do you want a return to the locally thriving for-profit art market that existed in the 70s-80s? That would be great, but it would require a return to pre-Reaganite thinking on taxes. That is, most of the for-profit galleries of that era were killed by Reagan’s 1986 tax act that closed the tax loop hole for purchases of art (and ended the boom in corporate and other art purchases)… I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t want to go back to that.
So are you advocating for the revocation of non-profit status for arts organizations? Since that would effectively kill off 90-95 percent of ALL arts organizations–including community children’s choirs, ballet schools, community art centers, most likely the arts institute that you work for, and lots of other organizations that even diehard Republicans take advantage of–and would eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs, end billions of dollars in economic activity, and cripple an entire industry, causing negative ripple effects across the economy, I can’t imagine that’s what you’re suggesting. (Even the Bushies, the Helmses, the Hatches, and the Giulianis never were so heartless and reckless to suggest such a thing…)
What exactly are you suggesting?

]]> By: holster http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/08/05/flash-in-a-pan/#comment-1219 holster Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:41:43 +0000 http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/08/05/flash-in-a-pan/#comment-1219 I thought I mentioned it over cocktails at some point. Kinda my dead horse that I love to beat, for-profit baby, for profit is the way. But then again I'm one of those filthy republicans.... I thought I mentioned it over cocktails at some point. Kinda my dead horse that I love to beat, for-profit baby, for profit is the way. But then again I’m one of those filthy republicans….

]]> By: admin http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/08/05/flash-in-a-pan/#comment-1211 admin Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:01:27 +0000 http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/08/05/flash-in-a-pan/#comment-1211 <blockquote>That Mary Abbe piece contained two misstatements in its description of me (which were corrected in the next day’s edition of the Strib)–I had served as the artistic director since summer 2003, never as the executive director, and I had not resigned as of the Center’s closing on July 31. MCP’s last executive director, Laura Bonicelli, did resign earlier this year, and no replacement had been named.</blockquote> Thanks for weighing in, George. You know, in an earlier draft of this blog post I had provided a correction to Abbe's misstatements, but then I wondered if perhaps she knew something I didn't about your status (since MCP had been silent about what was going on over the past few months as it tried to deal with its problems)... I appreciate your setting the record straight here. And hey, I should add I've been meaning to contact you of late. Perhaps we can do lunch or coffee some time? I'll email you--assuming you MCP addy is valid for awhile longer... Otherwise you can email me at admin(at)artisticfailure(dot)com.

That Mary Abbe piece contained two misstatements in its description of me (which were corrected in the next day’s edition of the Strib)–I had served as the artistic director since summer 2003, never as the executive director, and I had not resigned as of the Center’s closing on July 31. MCP’s last executive director, Laura Bonicelli, did resign earlier this year, and no replacement had been named.

Thanks for weighing in, George. You know, in an earlier draft of this blog post I had provided a correction to Abbe’s misstatements, but then I wondered if perhaps she knew something I didn’t about your status (since MCP had been silent about what was going on over the past few months as it tried to deal with its problems)… I appreciate your setting the record straight here. And hey, I should add I’ve been meaning to contact you of late. Perhaps we can do lunch or coffee some time? I’ll email you–assuming you MCP addy is valid for awhile longer… Otherwise you can email me at admin(at)artisticfailure(dot)com.

]]> By: admin http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/08/05/flash-in-a-pan/#comment-1210 admin Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:55:32 +0000 http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/08/05/flash-in-a-pan/#comment-1210 <blockquote>this dead horse just insists that it’s a Romero flick, so I’ll say it again…warehouse district of the 80’s -for profit… NE of today, non-profit. And the domino’s go clickety clickety clickety click……</blockquote> You said this before? I don't think you said it to me, but it's possible there is a bit of truth to your assessment, with a bit of tempering. That is, things may be somewhat worse now, as a number of these orgs now currently struggling and tanking were around in the 1980s and survived through then (only to bite the shit today)...

this dead horse just insists that it’s a Romero flick, so I’ll say it again…warehouse district of the 80’s -for profit… NE of today, non-profit. And the domino’s go clickety clickety clickety click……

You said this before? I don’t think you said it to me, but it’s possible there is a bit of truth to your assessment, with a bit of tempering. That is, things may be somewhat worse now, as a number of these orgs now currently struggling and tanking were around in the 1980s and survived through then (only to bite the shit today)…

]]> By: George Slade http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/08/05/flash-in-a-pan/#comment-1209 George Slade Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:32:09 +0000 http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/08/05/flash-in-a-pan/#comment-1209 That Mary Abbe piece contained two misstatements in its description of me (which were corrected in the next day's edition of the Strib)--I had served as the artistic director since summer 2003, never as the executive director, and I had not resigned as of the Center's closing on July 31. MCP's last executive director, Laura Bonicelli, did resign earlier this year, and no replacement had been named. That Mary Abbe piece contained two misstatements in its description of me (which were corrected in the next day’s edition of the Strib)–I had served as the artistic director since summer 2003, never as the executive director, and I had not resigned as of the Center’s closing on July 31. MCP’s last executive director, Laura Bonicelli, did resign earlier this year, and no replacement had been named.

]]> By: holster http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/08/05/flash-in-a-pan/#comment-1208 holster Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:55:41 +0000 http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/08/05/flash-in-a-pan/#comment-1208 this dead horse just insists that it's a Romero flick, so I'll say it again...warehouse district of the 80's -for profit... NE of today, non-profit. And the domino's go clickety clickety clickety click...... this dead horse just insists that it’s a Romero flick, so I’ll say it again…warehouse district of the 80’s -for profit… NE of today, non-profit. And the domino’s go clickety clickety clickety click……

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