“Everyone complains that we can no longer intake huge chunks of text. I find that a reason to celebrate. It's something that has deep roots in modernism, stretching from the Futurists' use of typography to Pound's use of ideograms to concrete poetry.” ReasonUseHugeRootsComplainingCelebratePoundsConcreteStretchingModernismChunksTypographyFuturistDeep Roots Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“If you don't want something to exist - and there are many reasons to want to keep things private - keep it off the web. But if you put it in digital form, expect it to be bootlegged, remixed, manipulated, and endlessly commented upon.” IfsWantReasonFormDigitalWant Something Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“Short attention span is the new avant-garde. Everyone complains that we can no longer intake huge chunks of text. I find that a reason to celebrate. It's something that has deep roots in modernism, stretching from the Futurists' use of typography to Pound's use of ideograms to concrete poetry. David Markson feels particularly relevant now. Twitter is the revenge of modernism.” ReasonAttentionRevengeComplainingCelebrateRelevantConcreteModernism Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
