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#HyperPicks: Manipulating the News Cycle
In the exhibition News Wheel, current headlines from nine print publications are rearranged while the cacophony of multiple news radio stations blasts around you.
Matt Stromberg is a freelance visual arts writer based in Los Angeles. He is a frequent contributor to Hyperallergic and is also an associate instructor in Art at Mt. San Jacinto College.
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In the exhibition News Wheel, current headlines from nine print publications are rearranged while the cacophony of multiple news radio stations blasts around you.
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