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The Tropical Is Political

Avatar photo by Sebastián Meltz-Collazo November 27, 2022November 23, 2022

A group exhibition at the Americas Society investigates ideas of paradise, approaching the Caribbean region as a product of the visitor economy regime.

Posted inFilm

Beck+Col Bathe Their Critique of Capitalism in Buckets of Blood

by Matt Stromberg November 14, 2022November 23, 2022

Red Night weaves together influences from horror cinema, pop culture, and political theory.

Posted inBooks

An Archaeology of Loss in New York City

Avatar photo by Louis Bury July 3, 2021July 2, 2021

Mark Hage’s photos of empty storefronts reveal how real-estate development leaves behind sites of civic neglect.

Posted inFilm

What Does it Mean to Make a “Postcapitalist” Film?

by Justine Smith October 20, 2020November 5, 2020

Isiah Medina’s Inventing the Future and Mike Hoolboom’s Judy Versus Capitalism posit different ways for movies to work outside traditional aesthetics and structures.

Posted inFilm

A Comedic Look at How Capitalism Has Warped Chinese History and Culture

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel September 11, 2020November 5, 2020

In Jia Zhangke’s short film The Hedonists, finally available to stream, laid-off miners become theme park reenactors.

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How Do You Build an Anti-Capitalist Streaming Site?

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel June 17, 2019June 24, 2019

Nick Hayes and Naomi Burton, founders of the Detroit-based leftist media company Means Media, talk about their ambitions for Means TV, a worker-owned, completely viewer-supported streaming platform.

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What Kind of Capitalist Are You?

by CM Campbell October 31, 2018November 1, 2018

Your easy-to-understand guide.

Posted inArt

An Illustrated Guide to Guy Debord’s ‘The Society of the Spectacle’

Avatar photo by Tiernan Morgan & Lauren Purje August 10, 2016July 13, 2022

The spectacle can be found on every screen that you look at. It is the advertisements plastered on the subway and the pop-up ads that appear in your browser.

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A Dance About Capitalism Falls Prey to Its Machinations

by Alexis Clements September 16, 2015

Early in koosil-ja’s new show I Am Capitalism, which ran at The Kitchen last week, she spoke through recorded voice-overs of a desire to acquire dances.

Posted inOpinion

Now Is ArtPrize’s Chance to Prove It Deserves an Art World Spotlight [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian October 10, 2014October 10, 2014

Last night, artist Steve Lambert announced that he will not be keeping the money if he wins an ArtPrize award. ArtPrize is the large art festival that gives away over half a million dollars through a balanced formula of art professional and public voting (each group gives away roughly $300,000).

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Utopia, Branded: Hotel Chelsea Becomes a Chain

by Jillian Steinhauer May 28, 2014

You might say it was bound to happen. And perhaps it was. But now it has happened: the legendary Hotel Chelsea has become a brand. Capitalism spares none.

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Gaming the System: A More Realistic Version of Monopoly

by AX Mina November 1, 2013November 4, 2013

OAKLAND, Calif. — Earlier this year, there was a kerfluffle on the internet when users voted to oust the iron token in Monopoly in favor of a cat. It was a significant change to the aesthetics of the game — the iron had been around since the 1930s — but not a significant change to its gameplay.

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