Ray Thomas, on the other hand, is firmly in the anti-tech camp. A spokesman for RTMark, a kind of cyberguerrilla group known for lampooning politicians and making mischief for corporations, Mr. Thomas pointed to escalating rents as a death knell for art. Many of his artist friends are moving to cities like Los Angeles, where rents are lower. In a few cases, technology companies are looking to artists for new ideas that could lead to the development of new technology. Corporate research centers like the Interval Research Corporation and the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center are financing artists in residence.
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