[Nettime-bold] Re: RHIZOME_RAW: the.dead.flag.blues

[Nmherman@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/24/2001 5:45:38 PM Central Standard Time, curt@lab404.com writes:


> we woke up one morning and fell a little further down -
> for sure it's the valley of death
>
> i open up my wallet
> and it's full of blood
>
>
> - godspeed you black emperor, 1998



Dear Curt:

I know there are many people on this list who dislike you, your opinions, and your art.  
Porculus calls you "kurtz," a reference to the psychotic imperialist of Apocalypse Now and Conrad's Heart of Darkness.  (Is Porculus a Calibanian persona?)  I sense that some people think you are "conservative" in a pejorative sense.  Judson likes you, supports you, maybe even admires you, but he won't tell his famous animator friends the truth.  Brad Brace has left the list.

"Despite or Perhaps Because Of" the situation, I'm curious whether you associate Genius 2000 in general more with the Black Emperor than with the ancient concept of Messiah.  My curiosity is sincere, and I ask for your thoughts without pride or prejudice.  My intent is not to offend or attack you, but to listen.

As it happens, your feedback may well help me cut off some of my "dead limbs," as someone (was it Judson?) just wrote.  By answering freely you will be making the genius-pool here richer and more diverse, in the best sense of a ZKM distributed proscenium, so do have at 'er.  Don't hide your light under a bushel when evil walks.

In particular, since I have not sent you a videotape yet, feel free to comment on my online material taken alone if you prefer.  http://www.geocities.com/genius-2000/Archive2000.html is my best site-as-such, but I recant nothing so judge me by anything "out there".


Thou from whose unseen presence the leaves dead are driven,

Max Herman

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