From: "THE SAGE" <thesage44-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: Immediatism
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:17:41 EDT


From: Mdaniel91-AT-aol.com:
what exactly is immediatism? I know Hakim Bey wrote a book on it, but that 
guy can be weird and the book is very awkward. always for Anarchy. Marc

I CANT IMAGINE ANYTHING CATCHING MY ATTENTION THAT IS NOT WEIRD. IM GLAD TO 
SEE PEOPLE ADD A TOUCH OF PERSONALITY TO A SERIOUS SUBJECT AND BESIDES HAKIM 
BEY IS THE MAN! IF ITS NOT AWKWARD THAN I DONT WANT IT! WHY DONT YOU READ 
THE BOOK INSTEAD OF ASKING ME WHAT ITS ABOUT. IT WOULD BE WORTH YOUR WHILE. 
IM NOT ALLOWED TO PREACH ABOUT ANYTHING (PER MY ORDERS) BUT I STILL SLIP 
SOMETIMES. BE CLEVER NOT TRANSPARENT. I BE THE FOX AND YOU BE EITHER THE 
RABBIT OR THE HUNTER.
"THE TENDENCY OF HI TECH, & THE TENDENCY OF LATE CAPITALISM, BOTH IMPEL THE 
ARTS FARTHER & FARTHER INTO EXTREME FORMS OF MEDIATION. BOTH WIDEN THE GULF 
BETWEEN THE PRODUCT & CONSUMPTION OF ART, WITH A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN 
'ALIENATION'.
...THEREFOR, AS ARTISTS & 'CULTURAL WORKERS' WHO HAVE NO INTENTION OF GIVING 
UP ACTIVITY IN OUR CHOSEN MEDIA, WE NEVERTHELSS DEMAND OF OURSELVES AN 
EXTREME AWARENESS OF IMMEDIACY, AS WELL AS THE MASTERY OF SOME DIRECT MEANS 
OF IMPLEMENTING THIS AWARENESS AS PLAY, IMMEDIATELY (AT ONCE) & IMMEDIATELY 
(WITHOUT MEDIATION).
...MOREOVER IMMEDIATISM IS NOT CONDEMNED TO POWERLESSNESS IN THE WORLD, 
SIMPLY BECAUSE IT AVOIDS THE PUBLICITY OF THE MARKETPLACE. 'POETIC 
TERRORISM' & 'ART SABOTAGE' ARE QUITE LOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF IMMEDIATISM. 
FINALLY, WE EXPECT THAT THE PRACTICE OF IMMEDIATISM WILL RELEASE WITHIN US 
VAST STOREHOUSES OF FORGOTTEN POWER, WHICH WILL NOT ONLY TRANSFORM OUR LIVES 
THROUGH THE SECRET REALIZATION OF UNMEDIATED PLAY, BUT WILL ALSO INESCAPABLY 
WELL UP & BURST OUT & PERMEATE THE OTHER ART WE CREATE, THE MORE PUBLIC & 
MEDIATED ART.
AND WE HOPE THAT THE TWO WILL GROW CLOSER & CLOSER, & EVENTUALLY PERHAPS 
BECOME ONE."   -HAKIM BEY


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