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But why should tech people collect art? If I have few millions dollars to spare I will throw them at Tim Schaffer to make Psychonauts 2 ... games can use maecen

But why should tech people collect art? If I have few millions dollars to spare I will throw them at Tim Schaffer to make Psychonauts 2 ... games can use maecenates as well. And they are much closer to the heart and mind of the tech community. The only thing I can read in this article is "Moooom, flow of money bypassing my pockets".

S4M 14y ago
Yeah, exactly, when I was reading this article I had the feeling that art gallery people were considering mandatory for wealthy people to collect art. It doesn't give any reason on why they should.
- quizbo 14y ago
  It's a group that assumes it carries the torch for 'culture', but culture here defined as the exclusive 'high culture' they value and know something about. Perhaps a bit like the self-appointed musical aristocracy Nick Hornsby took the piss out of in High Fidelity.
navait 14y ago
Why should tech people play video games? Video games rely on computers to work, but other than that, how are they closer to the soul of communities like hackernews than traditional art? Does being interested in programming mean people can't have interests outside of "nerdy" things?
- qzxt 14y ago
  where exactly does he allude to "nerds" mandatorily being interested in "nerdy things"? his point was that the article had a very old world elitist attitude where "art" = "culture" and if one is to be considered cultured and is rich, there is somehow some obligation to purchase art. it smelled more of, "give me some of that hi-tech money" than any serious exposition about the rift between the tech rich and the art world.
asmithmd1 14y ago
Exactly. I find this quote revelaing: “If these are our next Rockefellers, Carnegies, Fricks, whatever you want to say in terms of our wealthy American elite, then why aren’t they supporting culture?” Culture is not fixed. They also aren't commissioning operas. What is high culture today will be tomorrow's interesting relic, and what is now dismissed as fringe will become culture.

S4M 14y ago

Yeah, exactly, when I was reading this article I had the feeling that art gallery people were considering mandatory for wealthy people to collect art. It doesn't give any reason on why they should.

quizbo 14y ago
It's a group that assumes it carries the torch for 'culture', but culture here defined as the exclusive 'high culture' they value and know something about. Perhaps a bit like the self-appointed musical aristocracy Nick Hornsby took the piss out of in High Fidelity.

navait 14y ago

Why should tech people play video games? Video games rely on computers to work, but other than that, how are they closer to the soul of communities like hackernews than traditional art? Does being interested in programming mean people can't have interests outside of "nerdy" things?

qzxt 14y ago
where exactly does he allude to "nerds" mandatorily being interested in "nerdy things"? his point was that the article had a very old world elitist attitude where "art" = "culture" and if one is to be considered cultured and is rich, there is somehow some obligation to purchase art. it smelled more of, "give me some of that hi-tech money" than any serious exposition about the rift between the tech rich and the art world.

asmithmd1 14y ago

Exactly. I find this quote revelaing: “If these are our next Rockefellers, Carnegies, Fricks, whatever you want to say in terms of our wealthy American elite, then why aren’t they supporting culture?” Culture is not fixed. They also aren't commissioning operas. What is high culture today will be tomorrow's interesting relic, and what is now dismissed as fringe will become culture.