Stadium Status is cool but what about Academia Status? That is truly the business.
We got called up from the minor leagues to the ivy leagues this week when we learned (via Google Alerts) that a student at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation was researching our methodology. The mysterious but obviously brilliant Jocelyn Oppenheim has taken a close look at three of our videos: Bodega, Vend Diagram and Urine Nation and analyzed the missions and common techniques.
Her summary:
Internets Celebrities probe the underlying intricacies of seemingly commonplace sites and occurences in New York City.
Internets Celebrities are especially interested in exposing the social injustice, race-based and political factors that contribute to policy-making and shape institutions that are often taken for granted.
Through their work, Internets Celebrities urge other New Yorkers to also ask questions, push the limits of policy and work within existing laws and frameworks in order to challenge them.
Hey, we sound pretty good! I can only assume we’re a few videos away from our first honorary degree.
7 Responses to The Ebony and Ivory Tower
jocelyn February 17, 2010
hello internets celebrities-
this is the mysterious jocelyn. glad you guys appreciated my little slideshow. though i will not dispute my own brilliance, brilliance must also be bestowed upon my studio critic, janette kim. dont know if you made it to our studio blog – http://www.incompletetaxonomies.wordpress.com – but janette had us do research on research methods…we asked how she knew about you guys and funny enough, she said she met one of you at a party.
keep the videos coming…
-jocelyn
Rafi Kam February 18, 2010
Jocelyn,
Oh, you seem much less mysterious now. But thanks for the explanation and kudos to Janette.
Rafi Kam February 18, 2010
Jocelyn,
Oh, you seem much less mysterious now. But thanks for the explanation and kudos to Janette.
Dallas February 22, 2010
From the outhouse to the penthouse
MF February 22, 2010
Clearly y'all two need to teach a course at Columbia.
fats April 28, 2010
good job guys! people are taking notice of your work and the smart ones understand the irony of it all. props!
fats April 28, 2010
good job guys! people are taking notice of your work and the smart ones understand the irony of it all. props!