The art world is a place where one encounters minds that work on a level that is quite different from the main stream population and with that comes a price; artists are prone to being irrational, illogical and might I even go so far as to say delusional... and this is a good thing. Erratic behavior from artists can be seen as an occupational hazard but when it comes to critics in this field, we tend to expect a certain coolness that can only come from a analytical mind that has seen it all, read it all, heard it all...or at least has some experience.
Flexibility is of paramount importance when engaging a multitude of personalities and issues and we writers need constant human stimuli as material. The paradox is that writing is both a solitary as well as social act and if one is not careful a short circuit is inevitable. With this being said, Facebook is a platform in which the writer can not easily hide behind the editing process and this can present some problems for a vulnerable psyche. One must be quick on ones toes but more importantly one must have thick skin. Real time debate is a slippery slope and if you cannot navigate this terrain you could easily fall victim to "Dickishness”. One good thing about Facebook is that it allows ones true colors to come through.
A recent example of this is my exchange with the blogger (critic) Tyler Green.
I challenged Green on an article he wrote in which he felt that the lower-middle-class could not afford to pay $21 for an event.
When a bruised ego has no solid response to being criticized the next step is to try and save face by focusing on the opposer's delivery, or site a "hostile" spirit or cry "troll" or a variety of bogus accusations in order to create a smoke screen. It's a cheap move and I expect more from a "professional" word-man but there are always exceptions. What Tyler Green needs to develop is some tough skin or run the risk of limiting his audience because when it comes to Facebook, everyone is watching.
There is a far more sinister implication in all this that goes deeper than some scant FB exchange. A writer that is quick to suppress discourse on a Facebook thread in lieu of being proven "wrong" regarding a seemingly minor issue would most certainly use similar tactics behind the scenes on more important issues. The anthropologist Robert Ardrey made this painfully clear in his writings on the scientific community which had been commonly viewed to be rational and objective but were found in many cases to suppress information, twist facts or even fabricate content all for professional gain...one must always read between the lines.
There is a far more sinister implication in all this that goes deeper than some scant FB exchange. A writer that is quick to suppress discourse on a Facebook thread in lieu of being proven "wrong" regarding a seemingly minor issue would most certainly use similar tactics behind the scenes on more important issues. The anthropologist Robert Ardrey made this painfully clear in his writings on the scientific community which had been commonly viewed to be rational and objective but were found in many cases to suppress information, twist facts or even fabricate content all for professional gain...one must always read between the lines.
Note: Ironically, Jerry Saltz wrote in an article back in 09 of Green's language as being "...scolding, scornful, condescending, and smug, tinged with a verbal violence that was a little scary."
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/11/saltz_on_defending_the_new_mus.html
Here is the full Town vs Green exchange (judge for yourself) :
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