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RETROFUTURISM 13 • JULY 1990 T a B L E O F C O N T E N T S Dialog: Letters to the Editors 13 Hypermedia Magazine by the Tape-beatles / July 1990 RETROFUTURISM 13 • JULY 1990 T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S dialog: letters to the editors ........................................................................................... 1553 the doctor tells all by Al Ackerman ................................................................................. 1559 neoism?! from a horse’s mouth by Monty Cantsin ............................................................ 1560 proud mary and the internal network by Mark Bloch ........................................................ 1564 tales of a headless hierarchy by A. Manuel Kant .............................................................. 1569 the paperless society > glyphic interface > irreal hypertext > info-noise Amendant Hardiker .. 1570 the macintosh computer: archetypal capitalist machine? by William Bowles ........................ 1574 Y A W N N º 1 8 [ r ] Let’s Go Bowling with Art Strike! by Peter Stenshoel .......................................... 1581 Critique of the Art Strike by Géza Perneczky ....................................................... 1582 Report from the Anti-Art Festival by Theatre of Sorts ......................................... 1586 A Personal Statement by Philippe Billé ................................................................... 1587 The Strike Within a Strike by Pseudo-Karen Eliot ................................................... 1588 M O R E S T U F F RRR/R13 Extended-play 331⁄3 Phonograph disk ................................................................ 1591 graphic by Piotr Szyhalski ............................................................................................. 1592 Taking the Offensive: A Rant by Stephen Perkins .............................................................. 1593 Tape-beatles Undergo Severe Trauma, Depression by the Tape-beatles ............................... 1596 To Diagram or Not to Diagram by Walter Alter ................................................................ 1598 Retrofuturism Makes Available Suppressed Musical Work by Canadian Composer............... 1600 Audio Reviews by Paul Neff and Lloyd Dunn ................................................................... 1602 graphic by Carol Stetser................................................................................................ 1608 Print Reviews by Lloyd Dunn .......................................................................................... 1609 Gaga Page by Gareth Branwyn ..................................................................................... 1612 Information Received, Catalogs, Postal Work, Contact Lists ............................................... 1615 Submissions Wanted .................................................................................................... 1621 References—Plagiarism: The Millennia of Plunder by Stephen Perkins ................................. 1623 RadioStatic Playlist ............................................................................................................... 1627 Advertisements ............................................................................................................. 1629 Contributors’ Addresses ....................................................................................................... 1632 cover by Eric Heilmann; inside covers by Mark Pawson; back cover by Brian Goldberg Retrofuturism is a magazine edited by the Tape-beatles and spon- paid for special sssues (such as this one) or audio cassette issues. sored by the Drawing Legion, a non-profit performance an intermedia Overseas, $4 by surface and $5 by air for regular is sues; and $7 by company based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. All editorial or subscription surface and $8 by air for special issues. Submissions of writing, mail should be addressed to: Retrofuturism at [email protected]. graphic, audio, and computer work are welcome and encouraged. Issues appear in January, April, July and October. Subscriptions for No submitted work will be retumed unless it arrives here accompa- the next 4 issues are $10, delivered bulk rate in the US. These rates nied by a self-addressed stamped return envelope. Everyone who also apply for Mexico and Canada. The policy for forwarding bulk contributes in some way to Retrofuturism, whether they send a letter mail is limited, so it is very important that you keep us informed of to the editor, or a work to be reviewed, or work to be published, or any address changes. If you live overseas and wish to subscribe, you audio cassettes which are included in the RadioStatic Broadcasts, may do so for $16 if you want Retrofuturism to arrive by surface will receive a copy of the issue of Retrofuturism in which their rate, or $20 if you want it by air mail. Single copies of Retrofuturism contribution appears. Send all editorial mail to: [email protected] are available for $3 postage paid for regular issues, or $6 postage and visit our site at http://psrf.detritus.net/. CONTENTS 1551 RETROFUTURISM 13 • JULY 1990 editorial statement From January 1, 1990 to January 1, 1993, PhotoStatic Magazine is participat- ing in the Art Strike which has been called for internationally by various Art Strike Action Committees. The Tape-beatles, a collective of audio artists long associated with PhotoStatic, PhonoStatic, RadioStatic, etc., will not be participating in the Art Strike. The Art Strike is concerned with the inevitable The issues which fuel the Art Strike are indeed reduction of all cultural interactions, including the urgent, but so are the issues which fueled arts, to the level of a commodity relation. Art is PhotoStatic. Dialog and increased interaction is conceptually defined by a self-perpetuating elite needed in furtherance of both points of view; and is marketed as an international commodity. neither one is entirely “correct” or “incorrect.” The activity of its production has been mystified PhotoStatic has been laid to rest for the next three and co-opted, and its practitioners have become years as a gesture of support for the Art Strike and manipulable and marginalized through self-identi- its aims. YAWN (which is not “art” but is “cultural fication with the term “artist” and all it implies. The work”) will offer concrete support to the Art Strike Art Strike calls for a closer examination of these by offering a forum for discussion both for and propositions, and an active dialog to heighten against. This magazine, Retrofuturism, will be ill- awareness of an honest appraisal of the situation defined at first as the editors and participants work that “artists” face today. to give it needed direction. On the other hand, it is clear that easy access You, the reader can help by sending your to the means of artistic production (via photocopi- opinions on anything that appears in these pages. ers and cassette tapes) has already altered the Each issue will begin with a “Dialog” section that material relations between some cultural workers will select text from letters received and, if the (known by some as “artists”) and the objects they editors decide to comment, those words as well. produce. This results in a changed set of social In addition, there is need for writing and graphics relations, since access to the means of production which take a stand on these, or other, issues. is no longer necessarily controlled or mediated by As with PhotoStatic, we do not want to be too a class of “owners” (editors/galleries/critics, via specific as to what we (editorially) want from you, their “ownership” of the mechanisms of cultural the participant. We instead hope that you will validation). Therefore, a network of cultural work- help to define the content of future issues by ers has evolved, producing and exchanging their providing us with work that serves your own work amongst themselves, and creating a subcul- interests. Proposals for regular columns are cur- ture: that of “networking.” This may serve as a rently being sought. Your reviews of any works are successful model for other cultural interactions that welcome and encouraged, and your comments on wish to thwart the tendency toward commodity Retrofuturism itself is also of great interest to us. relations. Other, as yet undiscovered, forms may Please feel free to contact us. be possible as well. The Editors 1552 EDITORIAL RETROFUTURISM 13 • JULY 1990 letters from readers and dialog responses from the editors Plagiarism and Personal Expression …I could title this “clarified thoughts” but that would giving space to everybody you create an be too limiting. I understood that you do plan to endless progression of … personal expres- publish pS again. Wondering if your purpose will be sion? I’m far, far, far from knocking your altered or motivations reconsidered, etc. Like I’m exceptional activity, but why don’t you allow awaiting brilliance or something. Probably some- your beliefs fair play (isn’t it your vehicle?), thing not to be concretized (if ever it could be) until publishing what you desire … or maybe it is actual reinstatement. Fascinating to wonder the out- come. Maybe the impact would be great if you were just that you favor equality, or desire being a completely removed from publishing/production— neutral transmitter? Anyhow, a fine effort. … but that’s not the point. Fresh perspectives, continu- [Teresa, 1357 Prospect, Olympia WA 98506 ing creation—like in your call for (1993) submis- sions, you neglected to mention (if relevant) anything I think you have a very strong point about
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