ART[MEDIA] Games ON THE RECORD=== SERIES

SCREENSHOT record of: @3sliced (Wasteman Goldmineovich) bemoaning the sorry state of affairs. @AugustGround feels sympathy and sends prayers and recognition. Reaches out to @god. Evidence of sympathy, respect and friendship. Chronology : 10:12 Wasteman posts : Who the fuck are my posts being put in front of? 10:15 Wasteman posts : Another example of " the art they don't want to buy. " 10:21 Wasteman posts: "Irrelevant art about nothing that nobody wants. Why do I bother making anything? Fucked if I know."... 10:21 P.M. Wasteman posts " indeed, the personal iconography of Goldmineovich failed to impress at the time and the sophisticated meta-game he was playing went more or less unnoticed. This criminally neglected artist, now recognized as one of the greatest practitioners of the twenty first century..." 12:19 P.M. Nov. 30th 2024 @Augustground posts sympathetic prayer and acknowledgment of suffering in the hopes of offering some solace. @Augustground screenshots the exchange- later adds a speech bubble with a PIPE DREAM and text to further offer succor to Wasteman. He mints it and reposts in the same thread. @3sliced receives 1/3. @Augustground receives one copy. The remaining Asset is listed for sale and the immediate and future profits are split evenly. OR Wasteman finds the conceptual move nothing more than gross profiteering that capitalizes on the reputation he has worked to cultivate and refuses to play IN WHICH CASE ALL the digital assets are BURNED immediately and the game ends with no material value.

ART can be understood as a series of QUESTIONS and ANSWERS. Both conceptual and aesthetic. This digital art/work re- frames public conversation and its risks for seizure in the NEW MEDIA as a ground for studying associations (friendship) -and shared affinities. Relational networked systems. Who profits from our discourses-and to what extent? Data mining is an incessant reality on platform that is cataloguing our every act and post. ""Friends" are often acquired from unsolicited associations. We all want friends with benefits. The simple act of excising and minting the comment and proposition of a public artist in an online thread (a language game) shifts the arena to include the possibility of unexpected ART[Games}- a value that exceeds the initial conceit. ART can potentially amplify the monetary and cultural value of everyday material and should remind us of the intrinsic worth of our public associations and right to PLAY. And the true value of friendship..