2026-09-19 17:51 UTC
@Music_From_The_80ies@mastodontech.de nice idea - but it really sounds utopian for me 🫠 i know that sponsors like kings, the church, or national funding were always the most important source of incoming for artists - but a company like IBM? this blows my imagination. do you know any examples for this?
what i can imagine more is a collective system of support, like patreon. in this thread there was an interesting link, which leads to a forum on this topic, which i may need to check out
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@Music_From_The_80ies@mastodontech.de 2026-09-20 06:27
@PvN@sonomu.club I happened on this idea, because I was working for an artist, when I studied computer sciences. He constructed big, transforming sculptures moved by electric motors. He was always out of money, so he contacted IBM, because he thought his art could be interesting to them. And indeed, they sponsored him, all he had to do in return was put up signs in front of his sculptures "Sponsored by IBM". That was quite some time ago, though.