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!!THE THING Auctions On Nettime, the Old homepage of The Thing was for sale at the internet auction house eBay. [read the announce, on Nettime 12th of May 1999\|http://joy.nujus.net/files/articles/TheThing/nettime1999.html] ''Who the hell wants to live in such a stupid commercialized culture? A culture only geared towards making sales to consumer clones with predictable habits and opinions. A culture without fun, without a sense of irony and wit, without real human characters, without art. At The Thing we realized that we can't do business as usual anymore. In the past, our funding request to foundations, federal and state agencies were rejected with a monotonous predictability. The Jerome Foundation issued a statement saying their board decided that it is not prepared to support "the artistry, present and future, as evidenced by The Thing's website." Well, we have news for the little ol' ladies from Minnesota: We just don't give a damn anymore! We decided to take matters into our own hands. We organized an ad hoc online art auction and informed our friends and associates. The result? Over 50 artists spontaneously agreed to donate work to keep TT on track. (...) The proceeds from this auction will be used to fuel THE THING's various cultural activities, like thing.review, the streaming video and audio programs and several new innovative net projects. Now it is all up to you! Vote for TT with your credit card and get an artwork from one of these outstanding artists.'' (Wolfgang Staehle, on Nettime, 16 Dec 1999) On Nettime, 06th of December 2001, The Thing Auction http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0112/msg00030.html ''All proceeds from this auction will directly benefit THE THING, Inc., a new media lab and contemporary art think tank which proudly celebrates its 10-year anniversary this month. Over the last decade, THE THING has played a seminal role not just in fostering a generation of network-oriented artists, critics, curators, and activists, but also--and equally important-- searching out ways to interconnect their diverse interests and activities. It is no exaggeration to say that the list of people and projects THE THING has been supporting comprises a who's who of contemporary electronic culture.'' (original message) ''The Thing New York, is now in a critical phase. For a few years already this famous, even legendary server and host to numerous cultural endevours is having trouble staying afloat. Funders that were approached for help have neglected it in favor of new kids on the block. Art institutions have failed to see the cultural necessity of giving support to an institution that has an openness they don't understand. Something needs to be done to open the eyes of both funders and the general audience, in order to support and save this important digital monument. The Thing definitely is such a monument even if it, like most physical monumental buildings, is still part of a lively culture.'' (Josephine Bosma, Apr 2001, http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0104/msg00094.html) On Nettime, 3rd of May 2004, The Thing Auction (4th edition) http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0405/msg00006.html [http://joy.nujus.net/files/articles/TheThing/auction2004_.jpg\|http://joy.nujus.net/files/articles/TheThing/auction2004.jpg] On Nettime, 19th of July, 2007: http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0707/msg00025.html On iDC list, 1st of August, 2007: https://lists.thing.net/pipermail/idc/2007-August/002687.html [http://joy.nujus.net/files/articles/TheThing/auction.jpg] {br}{br}{br}{br}
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