| Responses so far |
| Comment 1 |
4 artists? Factotum are artists ?sorry aren't they a group?
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| Comment 2 |
they're a group.
like 'Sparks'...
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| Comment 3 |
'This town ain't big enough for the both of us'
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| Comment 4 |
Do they still make that silly newspaper that's full of
nonsense? I used to look at that and hoped I would see
something interesting in it. Eventually I gave up. It was
always just silly.
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| Comment 5 |
What?! The Vacuum was excellent!
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| Comment 6 |
Please elaborate and tell the rest of us what's so excellent
about it.
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| Comment 7 |
They are taking away a good opportunity from a real
artist/s.
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| Comment 8 |
Please elaborate on what you think constitutes a 'real'
artist...
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| Comment 9 |
for example one writes for a local photography magazine, and
the other is an organizer & administrator, the word
'artist' doesn't feature here.
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| Comment 10 |
factotum have an excellent track record, broad in output and
always interesting (whether the work existed in a gallery
space, as a publication or a CD/recording etc.) To suggest
that they are not 'real' artists is like suggesting that
only painters wearing paint spattered smocks and berets are
'real' artists. It is ridiculous and outdated.
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| Comment 11 |
It would seem that not everyone has such a narrow definition
of artistic practice as comment 9. Factotum managed to
pass themselves off as artists to the Paul Hamlyn Visual
Art Award panel in 2005. But they those rich folks give
£30,000 to just anyone.
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| Comment 12 |
They're singers as well don't forget that and they know how
to smoose as well, very important aspects of being defined
artists.
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| Comment 13 |
Yeah they're traditional folk singers, I bought their c.d.
Belfast Songs , not a patch on Flanegan & Allen though.
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| Comment 14 |
Have they a fan club or can I join their group, I'd like to
be a Factotum groupie too!
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| Comment 15 |
You don't have to look too hard to find begrudgery here.
north and south.
Factotum is an art practice supporting countless other
practices, artistic and otherwise.
They are politically engaged, challenge our inherited power
structures and examine cultural production. They don't make
pretty pictures. It is a selfless, intelligent art practice
and if anyone wants to critique it, write to the Vacuum or
talk to them about it. Or go on talk radio. Don't hide
behind an anonymous comments page.
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| Comment 16 |
This comment system is terrible. It's impossible to follow
anyone's argument because there aren't any names attached
to comments.
Earlier, I said that I found the Vacuum paper silly. I
didn't make any comments about 'real' artists, though. I
don't care who's a 'real' artist and who isn't. I care
that this Vacuum paper was so dumb. It had the appearance
of a democratic or open forum with a number of writers
coming together on certain topics. However, these topics
were never made known in advance. This meant that the non
art school public, who picked up copies of the Vacuum,
would never have a chance to contribute to it and open
things up a bit. Instead it was run by a little clique who
got into a self righteous squabble with the city council.
Excellent? Hardly.
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| Comment 17 |
Quote "They are politically engaged, challenge our inherited
power structures and examine cultural production"
Please cite a meaningful example of this. I'm sure people
would be interested to see it.
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