A bilingual (Khmer – English) Ladies Magazine features the controversial poem, “Googlable” in its April issue, a poem influenced by a Bob Dylan song called “Blowing in the Wind”. Googlable provokes us with seven simple questions that we seem to forget, and they bring us back to some in-depth thinking about these simplicities.
Why would anyone think an artist need to be “googlable” before being accepted in the art world? Long before the internet and Google existed, artists were acknowledged by well-known arts institutions because of their vision, talent, and originality. They were mentioned in newspapers or magazines.
Interestingly, these days some curators utilize google as one of the criteria for the selection of artists to invite to their programs and festivals. The more entries on Google, the more international the reputation of the artist.
The world of art is indistinguishable from the fact that its practices are controlled by a so-called standard. But of course no one can define the criteria for that standard, either at the local or international level. Does a standard really exist? Continue reading →
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