Re: We are not the alternative
Judy Seigel ()
Fri, 17 January 1997 6:45 PM
On Thu, 16 Jan 1997, Jonathan Bailey wrote:
> As I understand it, System D (in France) is the "underground" economy,
> outside the "mainstream" system of control and regulation GLSmyth@ari.net (which is
> enormously entrenched in France). It is where the fringe element survive.
> It's where people take a do-it-yourself attitude toward paying their bills
> and surviving. I live a System D sort of existence here in Maine, taking
> odd jobs painting houses, occassional wharf work etc. between exhibitions
> and "doing the work." You put it together as you go along day to day and
> trust the gods to provide, acknowledging that you've chosen to work
> "outside" the system.
Since many of our distinguished colleagues are *tenured professors* at
institutions of higher education and/or famous authors or celebrity
artists, and since the favorite medium on this list to date is apparently
PLATINUM, it might be a bit of effrontery to call these modes "system D."
But that does bring to mind "System X."
Judy
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