Writing in the manifesto
Fuck Committees (1998) Kalman claims that ‘faceless corporate committees’ Kalman,(1998),Fuck
Committees, http://www.manifestoproject.it/fuck-committees/
, understand the needs of mass audience. They remove the passion and free
thought from creatives that make the adverts, magazine articles and TV. By
doing this he remarks that this creates a ‘…cultural mush that will not be
hated nor loved by anyone.’ Kalman,(1998),Fuck Committees, http://www.manifestoproject.it/fuck-committees/
. Kalman is essentially saying corporation
have taken control of the creative free thinking individuals and are getting
them to work for their ideal corporate culture in America, and as a result they
are helping increase the corporate strategies and stock prices. The Committees pay people to come and look
through the creatives work to make ‘the scripts are dumb enough to amuse what
they call the ‘lowest common denominator’. Kalman,(1998),Fuck Committees, http://www.manifestoproject.it/fuck-committees/
., to ensure that they fit in with the vision and communicates the product
messages. However the money that they make doesn’t go back into a culture that
people need. In the past millionaires used to invest in libraries, museums, and
global foundations. Now Kalman claims that we only get junk mail and sales
pitches. But towards the end of his manifesto he offers us a solutions, that there
are still some ‘lunatic entrepreneurs’ Kalman,(1998),Fuck Committees, http://www.manifestoproject.it/fuck-committees/
, who could still invest in a peoples
culture. ‘who will understand that
culture and design are not about fatter wallets, but about creating a future.’ Kalman,(1998),Fuck
Committees, http://www.manifestoproject.it/fuck-committees/
. He finally comments that there money
could change the world.
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