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We live in an events culture in the UK.” This remark from architect David Chipperfield supports Curated encouragement ity, or those for whom it is acting, analyses being made across the visual arts, where an awful I read a-n’s publication Future forecast: from any liability by virtue of any Curated Space, edited by Manick blurring, distortion, alteration, optical lot of “slick and often thoughtless [work] is put up at speed” Govinda. I thought it was really good illusion, or use in composite form, and “regeneration is largely an excuse for building at maxi- and was inspired. Especially liked whether intentional or otherwise, Louise Short and The Centre of Atten- mum profit with a bit of sculptural design thrown in to catch that may occur or be produced in the tion’s Pierre Coinde’s contributions and editing of said themed programmes the eye of the media”. have written their comments in my thereof, as well as any publication Whilst discussions continue around ideas and strategies to notebook to look at whenever I need thereof, even though it may subject encouragement, which is nearly me to ridicule, scandal, reproach, create a sustainable public environment for the visual arts in every day! scorn or indignity.” Shelley Heath, This and other parts of the contract the future, it is important to recognise all current barriers. It Performance Artist Macclesfield, UK caused serious concern – mainly over goes without saying that it is vital to widen participation and the assigning rather than licensing (as support social inclusion, towards enhanced ‘visual literacy’. It Art scam is usual practice) of the rights. This The email scam age seems to have is equally vital to invest in the processes by which art is made means that the company, rather than finally hit artists. In addition to letters the artist, owns the right for the image manifest: the practitioner + commissioner + resources scenario. asking me to transfer stolen millions and could use it in any way. It gives into my bank account, adverts for a-n’s Future forecast: Curated space think-tank, held in them complete freedom to distort or Viagra, offers of property to buy on misrepresent the work and the last November in Bristol made a contribution to this debate, Colorado golf courses and hard porn, sentence seems to be allowing them to addressing the qualities necessary for a future infrastructure scams targeted at artists are now ridicule the work in some way, perhaps emerging. These include people in as part of some sort of art comedy if Nigeria who want to buy work they for the visual arts: they so wished. have seen on web sites with dubious • Space – defined spatially, conceptually and temporally – I feel that we should all be very credit cards and a woman in wary of the increasing number of this for speculation, research, risk, production, testing and Switzerland who wants to buy a type of internet dealing and share present for her friend, again with reflection. Both artists and curators require this to envision information on this type of issue. dodgy credit. Members of The Royal Do other a-n readers have similar another art world. (Renee Turner, The Netherlands) Society of British Sculptors have been experiences? exchanging information about these • Real possibilities to produce experimental collaborations Michael Dan Archer but the wider community of artists and projects. (Jen Wu, London) should also be aware. Appropriation • The ‘gift economy’ – let’s be more giving, sharing and One example I encountered is for a A pity you did not see fit to credit exchanging – skills, ideas, knowledge and products. European TV production company that offers artists the opportunity to show Pieter Bruegel with the original design (Manick Govinda, London) their work on specially made pro- of Nicky Coutts Seem – In The Snow from ‘The Art of White’ exhibition • More time for process – including evolution during a show.