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n.e.w.s. as Gesamtkunstwerk?

This forms the last in a series of 3 initial discussions that I am hoping to publish before the Launch of n.e.w.s. during ISEA 2008 in Singapore. Unfortunately time is running too short for a more profound introduction. However, discussions on the internet and cyberspace as possible 'total works of art' have been taking place in the past, so hopefully a discussion can start before I have time to post my extended introduction. For now, I would like to end by saying that in my view, these 3 proposed discussions -- on 'contemporary art', on 'authorship/readership', and on 'n.e.w.s. as Gesamtkunstwerk' -- are closely related, and offer important 'food for thought' in setting up the initial stages of n.e.w.s. For now, I hope that others agree to addressing these issues, and that more n.e.w.s. discussions will follow...