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EMERGENCY ART FUNDING ACT OF 2008
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR NEA AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE ART-RELATED ASSETS
Section 1. Short Title.
This Act may be cited as __________________.
Sec. 2. Purchases of Art-Related Assets.
(a) Authority to Purchase.–The Secretary of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is authorized to purchase, and to make and fund commitments to purchase, on such terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary, art-related assets from any artist or art institution having its headquarters in the United States.
(b) Necessary Actions.–The Secretary is authorized to take such actions as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the authorities in this Act, including, without limitation:
(1) appointing such employees as may be required to carry out the authorities in this Act and defining their duties;
(2) entering into contracts, including contracts for art related services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, without regard to any other provision of law regarding public contracts;
(3) designating artists as art agents of the Government, and they shall perform all such reasonable duties related to this Act as art agents of the Government as may be required of them;
(4) establishing vehicles that are authorized, subject to supervision by the Congress, to purchase and exhibit art-related assets; and
(5) issuing such regulations and other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to define terms or carry out the authorities of this Act.
Sec. 3. Considerations.
In exercising the authorities granted in this Act, the Secretary shall take into consideration means for–
(1) providing stability or preventing disruption to the art markets or artists; and
(2) inspiring the taxpayer.
Sec. 4. Reports to Congress.
Within three months of the first exercise of the authority granted in section 2(a), and semiannually thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the Committees on the Arts, Art Services, Musc and Literature of the House of Representatives and the Committees on the Arts, Culture, and Music, Poetry, and Cultural Affairs of the Senate with respect to the authorities exercised under this Act and the considerations required by section 3.
Sec. 5. Rights; Management; Sale of Art-Related Assets.
(a) Exercise of Rights.–The Secretary may, at any time, exercise any rights received in connection with art-related assets purchased under this Act.
(b) Management of Art-Related Assets.–The Secretary shall have authority to manage art-related assets purchased under this Act, including critiques and portfolio reviews therefrom.
(c) Sale of Art-Related Assets.–The Secretary may, at any time, upon terms and conditions and at prices determined by the Secretary, sell, or enter into exhibitions, fairs or other art transactions in regard to, any art-related asset purchased under this Act.
(d) Application of Sunset to Art-Related Assets.–The authority of the Secretary to hold any art-related asset purchased under this Act before the termination date in section 9, or to purchase or fund the purchase of an art-related asset under a commitment entered into before the termination date in section 9, is not subject to the provisions of section 9.
Sec. 6. Maximum Amount of Authorized Purchases.
The Secretary’s authority to purchase art-related assets under this Act shall be limited to $700,000,000,000 outstanding at any one time
Sec. 7. Funding.
For the purpose of the authorities granted in this Act, and for the costs of administering those authorities, the Secretary may use the proceeds of the sale of any art issued under chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, and the purposes for which art may be commissioned under chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, are extended to include actions authorized by this Act, including the payment of administrative expenses and an artist’s assistant. Any funds expended for actions authorized by this Act, including the payment of administrative expenses, shall be deemed appropriated at the time of such expenditure.
Sec. 8. Review.
Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.
Sec. 9. Termination of Authority.
The authorities under this Act, with the exception of authorities granted in sections 2(b)(5), 5 and 7, shall terminate two years from the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 10. Increase in Statutory Limit on Public Art.
Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limitation contained in such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof $11,315,000,000,000.
Sec. 11. Art Reform.
The costs of purchases of art-related assets made under section 2(a) of this Act shall be determined as provided under the Federal Art Promotion Act of 1990, as applicable.
Sec. 12. Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Art-Related Assets.–The term “art-related assets” means museum or commercial arts and any paintings, sculptures, or other instruments that are based on or related to such arts, that in each case was created or commissioned on or before September 17, 2008.
(2) Congress.–The term “Congress” means the Congress of the United States.
(3) United States.–The term “United States” means the States, territories, and possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia.
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Strychnin Gallery, Booth B02
Friday, 3rd October until Sunday, 5th October 2008
Friday/Saturday 1pm – 9pm, Sunday 11am – 7pm
EXPO XXI, Gladbacher Wall 5, Cologne
Stop by, meet artist Till Krautkramer, and attend the press preview & Vernissage on October 2nd.
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The Grand Depression
16-Sep-08
The Grand Depression.
7art
16-Sep-08
7th International Conference on Art and Technology, October 1st – 12th, 2008, Museu Nacional do Complexo Cultural da Republica, Brasilia, Brazil
I’ll be exhibiting some new video work and presenting:
Open Source Art: Proposals for Hyper-Collaborative Artworks in a Connected World
The internet, low cost cell phones, cheap laptops, and readily available electronic parts now allow giant groups of people, dispersed across the planet, to team up and create massive events.
How can we harness the power of these technologies to create meaningful art pieces? What are the cultural barriers which need to be crossed in order to get millions of people to co-operate with each other to create something together? How can a diverse and massive group of people come to a consensus on what the piece should be, and who, if anyone, should claim ownership?
The open source movement has a proven record of success in the software field, and has been instrumental to helping the growth of the internet. In this presentation, I will discuss a proposal for applying open source methodology to create the worlds largest sculpture, the Very Large Display (VLD), and the human and technological challenges facing such a large scale collaborative project.
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I look forward to a fantastic symposium and exhibition. Thanks in to Tania Fraga and everyone at Universidade de Brasilia and Museu Nacional do Complexo Cultual da Republica for helping to put this event together.
The Seems: The Split Second
11-Sep-08
The second book in The Seems series, “The Split Second”, is in bookstores, and we’ve updated the website with a new look and new material. Have a look.
The Seems is the award winning children’s book series from Bloomsbury USA about a Fixer and his desperate Missions to save The World.
Becker Drane’s still got the coolest job in The World, but it’s getting harder and harder to live a normal life outside of The Seems. He’s always working, getting pulled out of bed to go Fix, and his Me-2 spends more time with his family than he does. And even though it’s completely against the Rules, he can’t stop thinking about Jennifer Kaley, the totally cool girl he met during his Mission in Sleep. Things don’t get any easier when a bomb explodes in the Department of Time and Becker is called in to take over for a more senior Fixer who disappeared during the Mission. With so many lives at stake, it’s his toughest Fix yet; Becker finds himself going places in The Seems he never knew existed and meeting people long thought dead. Yep, it’s just another day in the life of Becker Drane. Let’s hope he lives to Fix again. . . .
