[eu-gene] Are you serious (max herman)

[blalab]

On 7 Apr 2005, at 16:41, Heiko Recktenwald wrote:

> This is what I remember as well.
> He was much worse than Brad Brace, but the worst of all times.
>
> H.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 20:22:53 -0400
> From: Murphy <murphy at thing.net>
> Reply-To: thingist at bbs.thing.net
> To: thingist at bbs.thing.net
> Subject: Re: [thingist] Maxy Herman, Genious 2000, arthistory........
>
>
> On Apr 6, 2005, at 6:28 PM, Heiko Recktenwald wrote:
>
>> There some discussion on another list about the artistic strategies of
>> this affair. Bad artists copy, good artists steal etc.
>>
>> I though at that time that "Max" just hijacked maillists and did
>> steal other peoples time but some take it more serious. Or he makes
>> them
>> think..
>>
>
>
> Max had a bad habit of personally attacking people. While someone like
> David Ross is fair game because of his institutional standing, Max
> really went too far with some other people and so lost that iota of
> sympathy we need to appreciate schizophrenic behavior. antiorp,
> jodi.org, brad brace and some others always maintained a certain level
> of believability, that what they did was a natural result of networks.
> Max just seemed to be out to show that he had the goods on certain
> artists. Plus he was always a day late and a dollar short. He wasn't
> any fun. Not that being blitzed by antiorp was a day at the beach...
>
> Rob
>
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On 7 Apr 2005, at 17:46, Heiko Recktenwald wrote:

>> maybe I should fwd your herman mail to the eugene list.. ?
>> although its been quiet now for a day or two..
>
> Schizo art? ;-)
>
> On one hand such persons like Brad Brace, who may be just
> rich,could be extremly nerving, on the other hand sometimes they had
> something to say. And if it are the stealing art things discussed.
>
> Sometimes, those, that are not very much accepted by the mainstream,  
> are
> more interesting than others. But as Murphy said............
>
> Surprised that he puts jodi into that line.
>
>
> Please forward if you like!
>
>
> Thanks, H.
>

On 4 Apr 2005, at 23:54, <meta at meta.am> wrote:

>
>> http://amsterdam.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-9907/ 
>> msg00119.html
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>>
>> It appears that our m/e/t/a/ stealing friend Max Herman, might just be
>> a text book terrorist of sorts.
>> I'm not quite sure if this is for real though.  Any confirmations?
>
> s0l.
> don't be so gullible.
>
> this is classic 'find & replace'.
>
>
> //m
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