Dark Matter Response

I chose to read the piece about "Dark Matter". This speaks to me especially as a part time zinester and full embracer of DIY ethos.

I agree with the authors upholding of "Dark Matter". I feel that it is through dark matter in which we get art which speaks. True artistic expression is not based on how well the line is drawn, but how the the work fits into its cultural context. To this end, the best art comes out of crisis. Through crisis it is when we see the creativity flow, not out of want, but out of need. It is through crisis that the artist is inspired to further their work. It is through crisis as well that the audience is able to take in the art with the same appreciation.

We can see this in the expressions of art of disaffected workers to protest gear. The group las agencias, reminded me of a group in europe known as "Ya basta" who prepared themselves with huge innertubes to bounce at police. 

Although not directly an art collective, their inventiveness on how to deal with oppressive force in space is interesting to look at in this context. Looking at the dark matter of art, you begin to peel back what makes high art succeed, and if these dark matter elements stream into high art. The further breakdown of high art should be the ultimate goal, dark matter should make up it all.