Lewis LaCook
Since 2001
Works in Lorain, Ohio United States of America

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BIO
Lewis LaCook makes things. He is a programmer/poet. He likes unstable objects. He doesn't eat enough. Send him all your money.
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DISCUSSION

Re: share @ the kitchen


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y'know, post 911, i was coming back to richmond after spending a weekend in new orleans...i'd just bought a beautiful little mbira (thumb piano), and wanted to take it on the plane as carryon---well, security didn't like that idea...they had no clue what it was, and wondered if maybe i could take those metal sticks out and hurt people?

i assured them, no, it's a musical instrument, f'r chrissakes---and finally convinced them to let me go on board---

beware of mbira-yielding terrorists!

bliss
l

DISCUSSION

Re:hypertext work


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really like this...the simplicity is marvelous====
bliss
l

DISCUSSION

Re: About Rhizome


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Actually, the BIG disadvantage I see in the change is the closing off of the artBase=====i have no problem with membership fees (and as you well know, eryk, superusing is a volunteer effort, not a privilege...you yourself were a superuser, i believe), but i am a bit iffy about only members being allowing to contribute to the artBase...

how's that for getting something off my chest?

bliss
l

and yes, mark SHOULD be participating in this!

DISCUSSION

Re: About Rhizome


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Actually, I disagree quite strongly with Eryk...I don't feel betrayed by rhizome at all...in fact, i've noticed that lately there's been more discussion of individual artworks, which has been quite fruitful...

but i felt that eryk's concerns should naturally be addressed...the very fact that rhizome allows superusers to publish posts from the list to the front page, that rhizome invests enough trust in its members to do this (imagine the whitney doing something similar!) to me shows that rhizome cares deeply about community...

i support the decision to make these recent changes...truth is, rhizome needed funding...and giving mark a reasonable salery is, well, reasonable...an organization such as this requires manhours, and mark puts them in...so to me, the whole "after rhizome" debate is pointless...like pall, i'm just too damned busy making art and looking at art...

bliss
l

DISCUSSION

Re: About Rhizome...


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NOTE:
i punlished this to the front page to help get eryk's concerns heard...while I don't neccessarily agree with him, they are valid points, and should be discussed....

bliss
l