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BIO
The McElroys are a husband and wife collaborative artist, technology, and business team who bring significant artistic, technology and community development skills to Corporate Performance Artists. Joseph, is a graduate of Computer Science from Duke University and a former team leader at IBM. He has been a CEO of several companies, and has been responsible for raising $2 million to fund a startup company called EveryDayPrint.com, which while part of the dot-com boom and bust, he managed to bring to profitability and which still survives to this day.
Donna was an operations manager and PR specialist in the firms they have started together. She has recently been credited by several business leaders in the Bronx as being "top spokesperson for the Bronx." She is active in many community development projects, such as participating on the Board of the Bruckner Arts and Antique District, and working to promote many Bronx activities through an online newsletter called Cupcake Kaleidoscope.
Joseph was the leader of the Open Source Sig for the New York Software Industry Association. And was track co-chair for Open Source at the 2001 New York Software Industry Summit. He was on the advisory board for PostgreSql, Inc - the leading Open Source Database and has had articles published by Lutris Technologies and Open Magazine on Open Source business models and technology solutions. He is a database expert with extensive Fortune 500 experience. Among other awards, he won an IBM Division Award for Technical Excellence.
From magazine "Open" issue September 2001 - "The McElroys kick open the doors of old business models and capitalize on what they believe." The McElroys have achieved re-known as Open Source visionaries with interviews by Interactive Week, Infoworld, Fortune Technology, Open magazine, and others. Joseph and Donna make no claims of divine insight, but in review by Lewis Lacock, it is said, "that this dynamic duo of art are the closest things we have to true shamans today". They are doing their best to pursue the knowledge to support such claims someday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Achieved reputation as Open Source visionarys with interviews by Interactive Week, Infoworld, Fortune Technology, Open magazine among others.
* National Columnist on Money Matters for Gather.com.
* Judge for the Advanced Technical Categories of the Emmys.
* Successfully raised $2 million funding for startup.
* Successfully built and sold two technology businesses.
* First Entry into the Multimedia wing of the Museum of Computer Art.
* Artwork collected by the Library at Cornell University.
* Artwork in the collection of Rhizome.org.
* Developed first ever Exhibition Catalog completely on CD Rom. Done for Alternative Museum. Reviewed by New York Times.
* Selected to attend first ever Summer Institute for Performance Art at The Kitchen in NYC.
* IBM Division Award for Technical Excellence.
* Various academic, mathematic and scholarship awards. Attended Duke University on a full scholarship in mathematics.
* Poetry published in various journals. Art exhibited in museum shows.
* Certificate of Artistic Excellence from Congressman Jose Serrano.
* Recognized by Bronx Borough President Aldofo Carrion for contributions to the community.
Donna was an operations manager and PR specialist in the firms they have started together. She has recently been credited by several business leaders in the Bronx as being "top spokesperson for the Bronx." She is active in many community development projects, such as participating on the Board of the Bruckner Arts and Antique District, and working to promote many Bronx activities through an online newsletter called Cupcake Kaleidoscope.
Joseph was the leader of the Open Source Sig for the New York Software Industry Association. And was track co-chair for Open Source at the 2001 New York Software Industry Summit. He was on the advisory board for PostgreSql, Inc - the leading Open Source Database and has had articles published by Lutris Technologies and Open Magazine on Open Source business models and technology solutions. He is a database expert with extensive Fortune 500 experience. Among other awards, he won an IBM Division Award for Technical Excellence.
From magazine "Open" issue September 2001 - "The McElroys kick open the doors of old business models and capitalize on what they believe." The McElroys have achieved re-known as Open Source visionaries with interviews by Interactive Week, Infoworld, Fortune Technology, Open magazine, and others. Joseph and Donna make no claims of divine insight, but in review by Lewis Lacock, it is said, "that this dynamic duo of art are the closest things we have to true shamans today". They are doing their best to pursue the knowledge to support such claims someday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Achieved reputation as Open Source visionarys with interviews by Interactive Week, Infoworld, Fortune Technology, Open magazine among others.
* National Columnist on Money Matters for Gather.com.
* Judge for the Advanced Technical Categories of the Emmys.
* Successfully raised $2 million funding for startup.
* Successfully built and sold two technology businesses.
* First Entry into the Multimedia wing of the Museum of Computer Art.
* Artwork collected by the Library at Cornell University.
* Artwork in the collection of Rhizome.org.
* Developed first ever Exhibition Catalog completely on CD Rom. Done for Alternative Museum. Reviewed by New York Times.
* Selected to attend first ever Summer Institute for Performance Art at The Kitchen in NYC.
* IBM Division Award for Technical Excellence.
* Various academic, mathematic and scholarship awards. Attended Duke University on a full scholarship in mathematics.
* Poetry published in various journals. Art exhibited in museum shows.
* Certificate of Artistic Excellence from Congressman Jose Serrano.
* Recognized by Bronx Borough President Aldofo Carrion for contributions to the community.
Re: http://artforum.com/news/#news2996
Do you think you can find his email address? I am wondering if he would cut
off a hand or maybe both as a corporate sponsor stunt.
Do you think the splash of blood made a beautiful pattern on the ground? Maybe
he thought to put rice paper down, then he can sell blood prints.
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Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
off a hand or maybe both as a corporate sponsor stunt.
Do you think the splash of blood made a beautiful pattern on the ground? Maybe
he thought to put rice paper down, then he can sell blood prints.
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
Re: [thingist] Budweiser Haiku
> I plan on nightmares tonight. I had one last night, involving a found Big
> Mac and a very large man.
You dreaming about me? Funny, I dreamt about almonds.
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Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
> Mac and a very large man.
You dreaming about me? Funny, I dreamt about almonds.
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
Re: what if and tid bits i cry to much
Quoting Kate Southworth <katesouthworth@gloriousninth.com>:
> My response is this:
>
> 1. A radical philosophy of art, that views art not just as the end product
> of creative processes, but sees art as the processes of and the
> relationship
> between the production and consumption of artistic activity.
>
Lordy, Lordy, another service provider is born.
> 2. A radical aesthetics that is relevant to the production and consumption
> of art rather than the theory of art.
theory only to enhance and support the service, NOT TO BE THE SERVICE.
>
> 3. A radical aesthetics that encourages contradiction as a useful means of
> understanding, rather than as the antithesis of understanding.
>
Yes - No - you use such pretty words, but I am glad for it.
> 4. A radical aesthetics that promotes the role of art, and the role of the
> producer and consumer of that art, as a means by which our contemporary
> world in all its complexity, can be better understood.
NOT UNDERSTOOD - this contradicts 2 and 3 - you mean MODIFIED AND ENHANCED
(which implies understanding but stands for action).
>
> 5. A radical aesthetic that re-evaluates the relationship between producer
> and consumer of art and perhaps allows for a number of relationships to
> co-exist.
Teacher learns from student. Who is the teacher? Bravo!
>
> 6. A radical aesthetic, that whilst recognising its contradictory nature,
> explores the contemporary and historical relationship between the
> production and consumption of art and the market, with the aim of
> developing
> an alternative model.
Yes - understand without accepting - non referential.
>
> 7. A radical aesthetics that promotes art as being as pro-active and
> significant as any other form of knowledge production.
Not just knowledge production, activity resulting from knowledge produced.
>
> 8. A radical aesthetic that acknowledges that depending upon which aspect
> of
> the world art is investigating, then different tools, techniques,
> methodologies and approaches will be used, and that throughout all the
> different forms of art there are different political and ethical
> perspectives being reflected.
Service tools appropriate to the service
>
> 9. A radical aesthetics that recognises the practice of art as just that -
> something that is worked at daily over a life time. A practice that
> through
> the process of making art (of whatever kind - yes, even painting) the
> artist
> (and hopefully, the audience of the work produced) grows in understanding
> of
> the inner and outer worlds and their relationship to each other.
>
Yes - the experienced service provider gets better over time and forms closer
relationships with clients (audience)
> 10. A radical aesthetics that promotes debate - between artists, and
> between
> artists and theorists, and between artists and audiences.
OK
>
> 11. A radical aesthetics that takes what it wants from traditional
> aesthetics, and from any other area of academic or non-academic life, and
> which rejects those elements which constrict or hinder it in any way.
Use appropriate means for delivering service, regardless of source.
Can I sign you up as the official Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist] Radical
Aestheticist?
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
> My response is this:
>
> 1. A radical philosophy of art, that views art not just as the end product
> of creative processes, but sees art as the processes of and the
> relationship
> between the production and consumption of artistic activity.
>
Lordy, Lordy, another service provider is born.
> 2. A radical aesthetics that is relevant to the production and consumption
> of art rather than the theory of art.
theory only to enhance and support the service, NOT TO BE THE SERVICE.
>
> 3. A radical aesthetics that encourages contradiction as a useful means of
> understanding, rather than as the antithesis of understanding.
>
Yes - No - you use such pretty words, but I am glad for it.
> 4. A radical aesthetics that promotes the role of art, and the role of the
> producer and consumer of that art, as a means by which our contemporary
> world in all its complexity, can be better understood.
NOT UNDERSTOOD - this contradicts 2 and 3 - you mean MODIFIED AND ENHANCED
(which implies understanding but stands for action).
>
> 5. A radical aesthetic that re-evaluates the relationship between producer
> and consumer of art and perhaps allows for a number of relationships to
> co-exist.
Teacher learns from student. Who is the teacher? Bravo!
>
> 6. A radical aesthetic, that whilst recognising its contradictory nature,
> explores the contemporary and historical relationship between the
> production and consumption of art and the market, with the aim of
> developing
> an alternative model.
Yes - understand without accepting - non referential.
>
> 7. A radical aesthetics that promotes art as being as pro-active and
> significant as any other form of knowledge production.
Not just knowledge production, activity resulting from knowledge produced.
>
> 8. A radical aesthetic that acknowledges that depending upon which aspect
> of
> the world art is investigating, then different tools, techniques,
> methodologies and approaches will be used, and that throughout all the
> different forms of art there are different political and ethical
> perspectives being reflected.
Service tools appropriate to the service
>
> 9. A radical aesthetics that recognises the practice of art as just that -
> something that is worked at daily over a life time. A practice that
> through
> the process of making art (of whatever kind - yes, even painting) the
> artist
> (and hopefully, the audience of the work produced) grows in understanding
> of
> the inner and outer worlds and their relationship to each other.
>
Yes - the experienced service provider gets better over time and forms closer
relationships with clients (audience)
> 10. A radical aesthetics that promotes debate - between artists, and
> between
> artists and theorists, and between artists and audiences.
OK
>
> 11. A radical aesthetics that takes what it wants from traditional
> aesthetics, and from any other area of academic or non-academic life, and
> which rejects those elements which constrict or hinder it in any way.
Use appropriate means for delivering service, regardless of source.
Can I sign you up as the official Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist] Radical
Aestheticist?
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
Re: Cupcakes, signal, noise
Quoting josh zeidner <jjzeidner@yahoo.com>:
>
> > I
> > come and go for various learning, experimentation,
> > and distribution purposes
>
> unfortunately, there seems to be some people who
> would rather you not do that as well( and this is from
> personal experience ). someone who has such
> motivation is often a threat to people.
>
I was over in artforum bashing heads with some mathematician sunday painters
and got into a fight because they don't like people who don't analyse by the
rules. Or who don't follow a scientific process or who don't use academic
models of discussion.
I realized their arguments sounded very familiar. If someone doesn't follow
the rules they must be stupid, if they do understand the rules but don't follow
them they must be crazy.
Like mathematics is based upon axioms, which are just universally recognized
assumptions, Art theory is a bunch of opinions. People like to argue by
pointing to the the text of their favorite book. If you don't do the same, you
must be stupid or crazy.
Experimentation can take many forms, and can be intuitive instead of analytical
in nature. If the goal is not to find truth, financial success, and the
american way, but instead, experience, a rhizome of thought, a tree with
branches and roots, no beginning and no end, freedom, empathy, emotions,
changes of heart, broadening of the mind, then linear, purely logical thinking
and professional behavior is not condusive to the ends.
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
>
> > I
> > come and go for various learning, experimentation,
> > and distribution purposes
>
> unfortunately, there seems to be some people who
> would rather you not do that as well( and this is from
> personal experience ). someone who has such
> motivation is often a threat to people.
>
I was over in artforum bashing heads with some mathematician sunday painters
and got into a fight because they don't like people who don't analyse by the
rules. Or who don't follow a scientific process or who don't use academic
models of discussion.
I realized their arguments sounded very familiar. If someone doesn't follow
the rules they must be stupid, if they do understand the rules but don't follow
them they must be crazy.
Like mathematics is based upon axioms, which are just universally recognized
assumptions, Art theory is a bunch of opinions. People like to argue by
pointing to the the text of their favorite book. If you don't do the same, you
must be stupid or crazy.
Experimentation can take many forms, and can be intuitive instead of analytical
in nature. If the goal is not to find truth, financial success, and the
american way, but instead, experience, a rhizome of thought, a tree with
branches and roots, no beginning and no end, freedom, empathy, emotions,
changes of heart, broadening of the mind, then linear, purely logical thinking
and professional behavior is not condusive to the ends.
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
Court Voids Law Barring Con Ed Fee
Does this bother anyone else?
A federal appeals court has struck down a New York State law that barred
Consolidated Edison from charging customers about $200 million for expenses
related to an 11-month shutdown of its Indian Point nuclear power plant.
Legal scholars say that no federal appellate court had ever stated that the
passage protected corporations as well as people. Some of the scholars argue
that the decision is a potentially significant restriction of government's
ability to penalize businesses for wrongdoing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/07/nyregion/07CONE.html
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Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]
A federal appeals court has struck down a New York State law that barred
Consolidated Edison from charging customers about $200 million for expenses
related to an 11-month shutdown of its Indian Point nuclear power plant.
Legal scholars say that no federal appellate court had ever stated that the
passage protected corporations as well as people. Some of the scholars argue
that the decision is a potentially significant restriction of government's
ability to penalize businesses for wrongdoing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/07/nyregion/07CONE.html
--
Joseph Franklyn McElroy
Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]