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Aug. 3, 2022 - MoM’s ‘Amazon v. Microsoft’ stirs debate
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MoM’s ‘Amazon v. Microsoft’ art idea stirs debate.
The show was meant to extend a hand to artistic tech workers. But to many in the Seattle arts community, it was a slap in the face.
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Aug. 3, 2022 - MoM’s ‘Amazon v. Microsoft’ stirs debate
8/3/2022 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
The show was meant to extend a hand to artistic tech workers. But to many in the Seattle arts community, it was a slap in the face.
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Last month the Seattle contemporary art center of museums put out a call for art made only by Amazon and Microsoft employees and it touched a nerve.
The Instagram post from Director Greg Lundgren even featured a cartoon of Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates with boxing gloves on.
Extending a hand to people in the tech sector.
But for many local artists it felt like a slight.
One commentator wrote, "There are so many artists being actively priced out by these companies who you could be highlighting instead."
Amazon versus Microsoft was not a competition Lundgren says, "It was meant to kickstart a discussion about the complicated relationship between regional artists and our two largest tech firms and maybe break some stereotypes around tech workers."
Lundgren canceled the exhibition but perhaps he started a conversation that will result in a different future show.
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