P gets paid- so?

[bandwraith at aol.com]

You're making me share a lifeboat with my nemesis, or one of them, by combining my sentiments with those of Alice. That's ok. I can do that. And I have no problem with P. earning a few sheckles, but there are all sorts of middle positions and nuances your argument leaves out. Por ejemplo, the effect of consolidation in the publishing industry mentioned here, of late- Big Pub. What does that mean for the poor struggling whore, er, writer, just starting out-furtive hand jobs in an illegally parked car, under cctv surveillance, versus $1,000 a nite pops in the penthouse with the governor? OK, everyone has to pay their dues, earn their chops, but the road to success has gotten a little less navigable- fewer options- steeper and more hierarchical.

And then there is the at least double-edged sword of technology, changing all the time, undercutting all positions, sometimes before they're even established. Check out this take on the pleasures, or no, of E-Books:

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/513766/this-is-your-brain-on-e-books/

The model isn't even dry before some new twist comes along and inverts the whole process. How is anybody getting paid anymore? Redemption? revolution? Staying on the cusp becomes even more critical, whatever your chosen field. As for art, sometimes the best is just the homemade kind: kicking back with some chums and playing some good old rock 'n roll. Pass the blunt... 



-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Cissell macissell at yahoo.es,
To: pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Mon, Apr 15, 2013 5:02 am
Subject: P gets paid- so?


" As for the Pynch, knowledge that he's getting his advance and copping his 
ercentage, is as good a defense as any against taking him too seriously. And I 
on't think he'd take any offense at that, on the way to the bank."
 money makes an artist a whore."
Here we have fine examples of the logic that inverts the artistic world, 
tanding it on its head to face the greater world - this is the anti-'economic' 
conomy of pure art. If an artist is believed to move too close to the 
ommercial pole of artisitc production then his cultural capital is percieved to 
ain in proportion to his growth in economic capital. 
ome want the Master Builder to erect a great structure that will redeem him, of 
ourse its value can only be certified by the suffering that comes with this 
nappreciated work of art that is understood by the elect few, iniciated into 
he cult of legitimate culture. Of course Pierre Bourdieu does a much better job 
f explaining this. 
If you think money makes less of you (or makes you a whore) then you should turn 
our back on cash. OR maybe talk to a prostitute and compare job profiles.
ynchon is no Nicholas Sparks or Tom Clancy, to assert otherwise is a bit silly.
ciao
c otis

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