below sentences are quoted at random from THE ACCIDENT =F ART of philosopher PAUL VIRILIO (2)

ACTUALLY ART TODAY IS REACHING A FAR WIDER AUDIENCE, BUT ONLY AT THE COST OF ITS SOUL. ART BECOMES A PART OF THE CONSUMER SOCIETY AND FUNCTIONS AS A SIGN OF CULTURAL PRIVILEGE AMONG MANY OTHER SIGNS

constructivism is the socialism of the image / liberalism is the capitalism of the image

the very success of the arts has been a failure TO SAY IT BLUNTLY, THE MAIN OBJECTION THAT WE ARE RAISING ABOUT ART IS THAT IT NO LONGER PLAYS AN ARTISTIC ROLE ALSO EVEN FROM A REVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE

THE DANGER OF GLOBALISATION SEEMS TO BE TO HAVE NO PERSPECTIVE IN THE CULTURAL SENSE

WHEN ARTISTS WILL DEAL WITH MACHINES THEY HAVE TP PENETRATE THE SOFTWARES THE ANONIMITY OF THE PROGRAMMERS NOW IS POWERFUL AND THEY ARE THE PEOPLE OF THE COMPANIES THEY ARE PROTECTED BY THE BODYGUARDS

GLOBALISATION IS A MAJOR CATASTROPHY ... IT IS THE CATASTROPHY OF CATASTROPHS HE CLOSING OF THE WORLD ON IT SELF THROUGH SPEED, THE VELOCITY OF THE IMAGES, THE RAPIDITY OF TRANSPORTATION. WE LIVE IN A WORLD FORECLOSED, CLOSED OFF. THE GLOBALISATION IS THE WORLD BECOMING TOO SMALL...

THE WORLD OF RENAISSANCE GAVE RISE TO WELTANSCHAUNG, A VISION OF THE WORLD. BUT WHAT ABOUT US? WE HAVE GLOBALISATION WITHOUT VISION, WITHOUT A WAY TO FOCUS OUTSIDE THE FOCUS OF THE MACHINES, AND THE MACHINES WORK ALL BY THEMSELVES

HERE WE DISCOVER THE OBJECT THAT MAY ACQUIRE SENSATIONS THAT PERCEIVES, THAT FEELS AND THAT REACTS. AS AN ENTITY IT IS NOT A ROBOT...OTHERWISE AN ARTIST WITHIN THE MECHANICAL STRUCTURE IS OVERHELMING