Re: <nettime> The Art of Sweatshops

[Andrew Ross <andrew.ross@nyu.edu>]

Re: the subject line. Just a matter of interest, why do you assume this is a
sweatshop operation? Simply because it is in China?  Or is it impossible to
imagine the condition of Chinese artisans as comparing favorably with their
Western counterparts?

Andrew Ross
Professor of American Studies
New York University
285 Mercer St. 8th Floor
NY, NY 10003

----- Original Message -----
From: nettime's spam kr!t!k <nettime@bbs.thing.net>
Date: Sunday, August 1, 2004 9:08 am
Subject: <nettime> The Art of Sweatshops

> [In the context of the recent 'painting web pages' discussion
> ... The original subject line was simply 'business'. Felix]
> 
> 
> Hello, Dear 
> 
> No matter you are an oil painting dealer, an art gallery owner or a
> fancier of painting, now it is really a good chance for us to 
> build up
> such a business relationship.
 <...>

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