Comments on: Surveillance vs. Sousveillance http://hyperallergic.com/867/surveillance-vs-sousveillance/ Sensitive to Art and its Discontents Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:52:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Artie Vierkant http://hyperallergic.com/867/surveillance-vs-sousveillance/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Artie Vierkant Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:32:03 +0000 http://hyperallergic.com/?p=867#comment-115 That's absolutely a good thing--these are artworks that also happen to have a practical use as a political tool, if they started moving into the realm of the commercial gallery context that would read highly of co-optation. But as you say, part of the reason I then bring it to Paglen is that I think it's very interesting how his work functions across so many different formats: he's showing at Bellwether, speaking at Google, performing his expeditions in association with a variety of institutions of higher learning, &c. That’s absolutely a good thing–these are artworks that also happen to have a practical use as a political tool, if they started moving into the realm of the commercial gallery context that would read highly of co-optation.

But as you say, part of the reason I then bring it to Paglen is that I think it’s very interesting how his work functions across so many different formats: he’s showing at Bellwether, speaking at Google, performing his expeditions in association with a variety of institutions of higher learning, &c.

]]> By: Lyra http://hyperallergic.com/867/surveillance-vs-sousveillance/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Lyra Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:16:22 +0000 http://hyperallergic.com/?p=867#comment-114 Great piece. You wrote: "But They Rule and OGIA are not a type of artwork likely to be lauded with gallery distribution and acclaim..." That's probably a good thing, no? These projects sound far too important to be restricted to a gallery or auction block. That's why it's been so great to watch coverage of Paglen's work extend beyond the art press (like to Wired, Democracy Now, and even the Colbert Report!) That he can address such wide audiences is quite a testament. Great piece. You wrote: “But They Rule and OGIA are not a type of artwork likely to be lauded with gallery distribution and acclaim…” That’s probably a good thing, no? These projects sound far too important to be restricted to a gallery or auction block. That’s why it’s been so great to watch coverage of Paglen’s work extend beyond the art press (like to Wired, Democracy Now, and even the Colbert Report!) That he can address such wide audiences is quite a testament.

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