User:Fortcollective

About user:Fortcollective

We are a group of artists and social engineers dedicated to the documentation of social movements that have evaded the attention of most historians. We have named ourselves fortcollective in honor of the social event commonly known as Fort! which is our area of expertise.

[http://www.wikipedia.org/fort! Fort! wikipedia article]

'''Work on Fort! page'''

Fort was a twentieth century cultural movement often, but not necessarily always, associated with the Northeastern quadrant of the United States. Fort!'s influence is centered in large urban areas, although some evidence of the movement can be found in rural and suburban settings as well.

Fort! can best be described as a mass, conscious cultural reevaluation of comedy. The movement saw the rise of absurd juxtapositions and non-sequitors. Aspects of exclusivity and egotistical behavior gradually became common amongst Fort! followers. This is largely due to proximity to urban hip-hop culture and

Evidence of Fort! reference to graffiti, fort defines its existence and boundaries by the presence of Fort! markers. The word itself is most often seen "tagged" on public transportation, public spaces, and over advertisements.

some catch phrases associated are "Collecting Bats"

Weekly Dig Volume 10 Issue 35 (9.3.08 - 9.10.08)