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New York exists on it's own. Independent and alive to itself.
But in a virtual world where is New York?
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New York, and it's cultural dominance exist even in Cyberspace.
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Why?
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It exists because we need re-ification<br>
The general public, despite the proliferation of online communities,
still lacks the
confidence in their own opinions to make a break with the old
world of criticism and debate.
If we are prodded by DIA, exhumed by PS 1, included on the MOMA site, suddenly we
gain cred.
Why?
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Are they just smarter than our friends, smarter than us?
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I think they are. I think we need the NY stamp of approval.
Even the Euro/ South American/ Asian communities still look to a small group
of New York playas to give verity to their beliefs.
From Sao Paulo to Tokyo, New Media has fallen into the New York state of mind.
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Good work New York!
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As George Bush is to foreign civilizations, New York is to Cultural Officialdom.
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Congrats and keep it up!
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George Russell Sextet
1961
re-quoted by
Eric Dymond
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