What struck me initially about the presentation on Marcel was that maybe the idea that Art needed to be at a forefront of new technology and guide its development was somehow backwards.
It seems that art is so necessarily reactionary, that it naturally comes after technological innovation. In so doing, it keeps the motion of humankind in check--lets us know when things have gone too far awry.
But maybe this reactionary nature of art always comes too late. It's certainly possible that the creation of new technology to feed the ends of artistic purpose alone could provide unique answers. It reminds me of the guy who suspends himself from steel hooks and is attempting to get an extra ear to grow on his arm. I can't remember his name, but he's certainly *unique*.
The technology that he's working with is new, and his projects are helping to develop new means of answering questions - questions that were never, specifically, asked.
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